Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc, Japan or Portugal?

Japan, at 0.0461 kt against 0.0192 kt in Portugal as of 2020.

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

31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

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

Japan vs Portugal: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC

Japan

0.0461 kt

in 2020

Portugal

0.0192 kt

in 2020

Japan rank

5th

Portugal rank

6th

Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC over time

Japan
Portugal

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0461 kt against 0.0192 kt in Portugal, a difference of 0.0269 kt.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.4 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 6th of 19 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0461 kt	0.054 kt	0.0079 kt	Portugal
2000s	0.0461 kt	0.0923 kt	0.0462 kt	Portugal
2010s	0.0461 kt	0.0512 kt	0.0051 kt	Portugal
2020s	0.0461 kt	0.0192 kt	0.0269 kt	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc, Japan or Portugal?: Japan, at 0.0461 kt against 0.0192 kt in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc between Japan and Portugal?: 0.0269 kt, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?: Japan ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 6th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 20 places, 590 data points, 1990–2020
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.