Forest fires — Emissions in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest fires — Emissions was 11,513 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Ethiopia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Ethiopia is 11,513 kt, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Ethiopia peaked at 25,606 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8,286 kt, in 2009.
Ethiopia ranks 19th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 25,606 kt | — |
| 2002 | 11,760 kt | -54.1% |
| 2003 | 16,101 kt | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 16,464 kt | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 18,332 kt | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 17,957 kt | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 23,321 kt | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 16,691 kt | -28.4% |
| 2009 | 8,286 kt | -50.4% |
| 2010 | 13,077 kt | +57.8% |
| 2011 | 15,649 kt | +19.7% |
| 2012 | 16,683 kt | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 13,422 kt | -19.5% |
| 2014 | 15,428 kt | +14.9% |
| 2015 | 11,582 kt | -24.9% |
| 2016 | 12,544 kt | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 13,957 kt | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 13,349 kt | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 15,817 kt | +18.5% |
| 2020 | 20,592 kt | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 20,030 kt | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 13,594 kt | -32.1% |
| 2023 | 12,095 kt | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 11,513 kt | -4.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 11,513 kt is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,217 kt, 9.5× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 11,513 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 612.16 kt, 18.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,169 kt | 8,286 kt | 25,606 kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,151 kt | 11,582 kt | 16,683 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,565 kt | 11,513 kt | 20,592 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 467.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Ethiopia?
- Forest fires — emissions in Ethiopia was 11,513 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,606 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,286 kt in 2009.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). 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.