Brazil vs Western Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- Brazil
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 7,860 kt against 3,219 kt in Brazil, a difference of 4,641 kt.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Western Africa ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,823 kt | 11,412 kt | 6,589 kt | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 4,959 kt | 11,621 kt | 6,662 kt | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 5,343 kt | 9,088 kt | 3,745 kt | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 4,213 kt | 8,479 kt | 4,266 kt | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Brazil or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 7,860 kt against 3,219 kt in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Brazil and Western Africa?
- 4,641 kt, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Western Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Western Africa rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Western Africa ranks 13th 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