Forest fires — Emissions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.8929 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.8929 kt
Change on year
down 45.8%
World rank
55th
of 236 countries
All-time high
13.22 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0.4167 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 4 kt1991: 4 kt1992: 4 kt1993: 4 kt1994: 4 kt1995: 4 kt1996: 6.2 kt1997: 11.4 kt1998: 13.2 kt1999: 8.5 kt2000: 0.551 kt2001: 2.6 kt2002: 0.833 kt2003: 1.1 kt2004: 2 kt2005: 2.9 kt2006: 2.7 kt2007: 4.9 kt2008: 4.6 kt2009: 3.5 kt2010: 6.4 kt2011: 4.4 kt2012: 6.1 kt2013: 5.2 kt2014: 3.6 kt2015: 6.4 kt2016: 4.3 kt2017: 2.4 kt2018: 4.1 kt2019: 3.2 kt2020: 0.948 kt2021: 0.417 kt2022: 1.6 kt2023: 0.893 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 0.8929 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of down 45.8% on the previous year and down 82.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 13.22 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4167 kt, in 2021.

Zimbabwe ranks 55th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.36 kt 4.04 kt 13.22 kt 10
2000s 2.57 kt 0.5508 kt 4.93 kt 10
2010s 4.62 kt 2.36 kt 6.45 kt 10
2020s 0.976 kt 0.4167 kt 1.65 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 52 Philippines 1.02 kt compare
  2. 53 Guinea 0.9577 kt compare
  3. 54 Bangladesh 0.9218 kt compare
  4. 56 Ghana 0.8112 kt compare
  5. 57 Gabon 0.7313 kt compare
  6. 58 Portugal 0.6669 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Zimbabwe?
Forest fires — emissions in Zimbabwe was 0.8929 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 13.22 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4167 kt in 2021.
How does Zimbabwe rank for forest fires — emissions?
Zimbabwe ranks 55th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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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