Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in South Sudan
South Sudan: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) was 35.94 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 35.94 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in South Sudan peaked at 66.5 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.58 kt, in 2015.
South Sudan ranks 15th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 21.84 kt | — |
| 2013 | 28.08 kt | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 35.5 kt | +26.4% |
| 2015 | 13.58 kt | -61.8% |
| 2016 | 21.53 kt | +58.6% |
| 2017 | 20.3 kt | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 24.33 kt | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 17.7 kt | -27.3% |
| 2020 | 66.5 kt | +275.7% |
| 2021 | 42.75 kt | -35.7% |
| 2022 | 35.43 kt | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 31.48 kt | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 35.94 kt | +14.2% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 35.94 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2406 kt, 149.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 35.94 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3894 kt, 92.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in South Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +275.7% | 17.7 kt | 66.5 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.86 kt | 13.58 kt | 35.5 kt | 8 |
| 2020s | 42.42 kt | 31.48 kt | 66.5 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 12 Cambodia 57.22 kt compare
- 12 Melanesia 1.1 kt compare
- 13 Nepal 44.84 kt compare
- 13 Türkiye 0.3188 kt compare
- 14 Thailand 43.95 kt compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.0198 kt compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 15 Micronesia 0 kt
- 15 Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 16 Sudan (former) 34.33 kt
- 17 Paraguay 21.12 kt compare
- 18 Congo 20.54 kt compare
More climate change data for South Sudan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,624 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,725 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20,899 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.7 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 746.39 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 130.58 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in South Sudan?
- Forest fires — emissions in South Sudan was 35.94 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.58 kt in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for forest fires — emissions?
- South Sudan ranks 15th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.