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

Portugal
0.0192 kt
in 2020
Spain
0.0189 kt
in 2020
Portugal rank
6th
Spain rank
7th

Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC over time

  • Portugal
  • Spain
00.050.10.150.2199020052020

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0192 kt against 0.0189 kt in Spain, a difference of 0.0003 kt.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 6th and Spain ranks 7th of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 0.054 kt 0.0269 kt 0.0271 kt Portugal
2000s 0.0923 kt 0.0346 kt 0.0576 kt Portugal
2010s 0.0512 kt 0.019 kt 0.0322 kt Portugal
2020s 0.0192 kt 0.0189 kt 0.0003 kt Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc, Portugal or Spain?
Portugal, at 0.0192 kt against 0.0189 kt in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc between Portugal and Spain?
0.0003 kt, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
Portugal ranks 6th and Spain ranks 7th 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

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.