Portugal vs United States: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC

Portugal
20.13 kt
in 2020
United States
331.24 kt
in 2020
Portugal rank
5th
United States rank
2nd

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC over time

  • Portugal
  • United States
02004006008001.0k199020052020

How they compare

United States currently reports 331.24 kt against 20.13 kt in Portugal, a difference of 311.11 kt.

That makes United States's figure about 16.5 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 20 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States Difference Ahead
1990s 56.7 kt 212.96 kt 156.27 kt United States
2000s 96.87 kt 377.39 kt 280.52 kt United States
2010s 53.72 kt 406.8 kt 353.08 kt United States
2020s 20.13 kt 331.24 kt 311.11 kt United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc, Portugal or United States?
United States, at 331.24 kt against 20.13 kt in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc between Portugal and United States?
311.11 kt, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Portugal and United States rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
Portugal ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 20 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
25 places, 743 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf