Botswana vs Southern Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- Botswana
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 8,750 kt against 5,813 kt in Botswana, a difference of 2,937 kt.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 8th and Southern Africa ranks 11th of 221 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,835 kt | 5,759 kt | 2,924 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 2,261 kt | 5,148 kt | 2,887 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 2,705 kt | 5,531 kt | 2,826 kt | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 4,385 kt | 7,298 kt | 2,912 kt | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Botswana or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 8,750 kt against 5,813 kt in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Botswana and Southern Africa?
- 2,937 kt, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Southern Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Southern Africa rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Botswana ranks 8th and Southern Africa ranks 11th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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