Forest fires — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Forest fires — Emissions was 1,790 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Africa is 1,790 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Africa peaked at 4,029 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,671 kt, in 2023.
Africa ranks 2nd of 46 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,892 kt | 2,588 kt | 4,029 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,415 kt | 1,858 kt | 2,775 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,690 kt | 2,444 kt | 2,889 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,009 kt | 1,671 kt | 2,362 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 Brazil 656.39 kt compare
- 2 Zambia 362.76 kt compare
- 3 Central African Republic 299.74 kt compare
- 4 Mozambique, Republic of 267.75 kt compare
- 5 Angola 228.87 kt compare
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 forest fires — emissions in Africa?
- Forest fires — emissions in Africa was 1,790 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 4,029 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,671 kt in 2023.
- How does Africa rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Africa ranks 2nd out of 46 regions with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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 Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.