Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Angola
Angola: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 228.87 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Angola, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Angola recorded 228.87 kt for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in 2024.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Angola peaked at 590.61 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 194.44 kt, in 2023.
Angola ranks 6th of 236 countries 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 | 407.96 kt | 334.94 kt | 590.61 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 308.55 kt | 256.49 kt | 396.75 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 340.33 kt | 236.86 kt | 395.61 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 230.9 kt | 194.44 kt | 273.6 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 434.58 kt compare
- 4 Zambia 362.76 kt compare
- 5 Mozambique 267.75 kt compare
- 7 OECD 192.31 kt compare
- 8 Myanmar 158.04 kt compare
- 9 Russian Federation 70.54 kt compare
More climate change data for Angola
- Share co2 vs population 1.47 (2100)
- Population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Population, total 39.04 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 4.1% (2025)
- Urban population 27.90 million (2025)
- Urban population 71.5% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.5895 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 739.59 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.5895 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.5895 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Angola?
- Forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Angola was 228.87 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 590.61 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 194.44 kt in 2023.
- How does Angola rank for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
- Angola ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. 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.