Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions was 1,360 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Africa is 1,360 kt, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Africa peaked at 2,792 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,360 kt, in 2023.
Africa ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,013 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,013 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,013 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,013 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,013 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,013 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,014 kt | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 2,234 kt | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 2,792 kt | +24.9% |
| 1999 | 2,471 kt | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 1,908 kt | -22.8% |
| 2001 | 1,457 kt | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 1,543 kt | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 2,098 kt | +35.9% |
| 2004 | 2,017 kt | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 2,274 kt | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 2,013 kt | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 2,017 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2,121 kt | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 1,911 kt | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 2,284 kt | +19.6% |
| 2011 | 2,365 kt | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 2,316 kt | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 2,121 kt | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 1,982 kt | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 2,138 kt | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 2,233 kt | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 2,274 kt | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1,925 kt | -15.4% |
| 2019 | 2,089 kt | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 1,959 kt | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1,799 kt | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 1,613 kt | -10.4% |
| 2023 | 1,360 kt | -15.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,159 kt | 2,013 kt | 2,792 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,936 kt | 1,457 kt | 2,274 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,173 kt | 1,925 kt | 2,365 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,683 kt | 1,360 kt | 1,959 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Africa?
- Fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Africa was 1,360 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,792 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,360 kt in 2023.
- How does Africa rank for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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