Ethiopia vs Northern Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Ethiopia
1,389 kt
in 2023
Northern Africa
1,806 kt
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
18th
Northern Africa rank
16th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Northern Africa
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020062023

How they compare

Northern Africa currently reports 1,806 kt against 1,389 kt in Ethiopia, a difference of 417 kt.

That makes Northern Africa's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Northern Africa ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 18th and Northern Africa ranks 16th of 221 countries.

Northern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Northern Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 1,917 kt 12,166 kt 10,250 kt Northern Africa
2000s 1,868 kt 11,625 kt 9,758 kt Northern Africa
2010s 1,643 kt 3,259 kt 1,616 kt Northern Africa
2020s 1,359 kt 1,552 kt 193.03 kt Northern Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Ethiopia or Northern Africa?
Northern Africa, at 1,806 kt against 1,389 kt in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Ethiopia and Northern Africa?
417 kt, with Northern Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Northern Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Northern Africa rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Ethiopia ranks 18th and Northern Africa ranks 16th 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

Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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