Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Indonesia or Portugal?

Indonesia, at 0.1035 kt against 0.0798 kt in Portugal as of 2024.

What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Indonesia and Portugal?

0.0237 kt, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Portugal?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indonesia vs Portugal: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O)

Indonesia

0.1035 kt

in 2024

Portugal

0.0798 kt

in 2024

Indonesia rank

64th

Portugal rank

66th

Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) over time

Indonesia
Portugal

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 0.1035 kt against 0.0798 kt in Portugal, a difference of 0.0237 kt.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 66th of 221 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.629 kt	0.0927 kt	0.5363 kt	Indonesia
2000s	0.9966 kt	0.0968 kt	0.8998 kt	Indonesia
2010s	0.8734 kt	0.0835 kt	0.7899 kt	Indonesia
2020s	0.2806 kt	0.0401 kt	0.2405 kt	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Indonesia or Portugal?: Indonesia, at 0.1035 kt against 0.0798 kt in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Indonesia and Portugal?: 0.0237 kt, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Portugal?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Portugal rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?: Indonesia ranks 64th and Portugal ranks 66th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.