Northern America vs South Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- Northern America
- South Africa
How they compare
Northern America currently reports 2,602 kt against 1,938 kt in South Africa, a difference of 664 kt.
That makes Northern America's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Northern America ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Northern America averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,093 kt | 1,257 kt | 163.84 kt | South Africa |
| 2000s | 947.49 kt | 1,166 kt | 219.01 kt | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1,015 kt | 988.13 kt | 27.35 kt | Northern America |
| 2020s | 1,421 kt | 1,420 kt | 1.03 kt | Northern America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Northern America or South Africa?
- Northern America, at 2,602 kt against 1,938 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Northern America and South Africa?
- 664 kt, with Northern America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Northern America and South Africa rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Northern America ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 13th of 32 groups.
- 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