Forest fires — Emissions in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.083 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Equatorial Guinea is 0.083 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 524.1% on the previous year and up 1,466.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.083 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 72nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.008 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.008 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.008 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.008 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.008 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.008 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 kt | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0104 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt | — |
| 2002 | 0 kt | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt | — |
| 2004 | 0 kt | — |
| 2005 | 0 kt | — |
| 2006 | 0.0106 kt | — |
| 2007 | 0.0027 kt | -74.5% |
| 2008 | 0.008 kt | +196.3% |
| 2009 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 kt | — |
| 2011 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 kt | — |
| 2013 | 0 kt | — |
| 2014 | 0.0053 kt | — |
| 2015 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kt | — |
| 2017 | 0.0053 kt | — |
| 2018 | 0.0027 kt | -49.1% |
| 2019 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0479 kt | — |
| 2021 | 0.0027 kt | -94.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0053 kt | +96.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0133 kt | +150.9% |
| 2024 | 0.083 kt | +524.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.083 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0399 kt, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.083 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3894 kt, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.009 kt | 0.008 kt | 0.0104 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 kt | 0 kt | 0.0106 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 kt | 0 kt | 0.0053 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0304 kt | 0.0027 kt | 0.083 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest fires — emissions in Equatorial Guinea was 0.083 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.083 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 72nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,466.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.