Forest fires — Emissions in Sudan (former)
Sudan (former): Forest fires — Emissions was 24,078 kt in 2011. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Sudan (former), 2001–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sudan (former) recorded 24,078 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2011.
That represents a change of up 82.7% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Sudan (former) peaked at 27,710 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7,936 kt, in 2002.
That places Sudan (former) 16th out of 178 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17,765 kt | 7,936 kt | 27,710 kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 18,627 kt | 13,177 kt | 24,078 kt | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sudan (former)
More climate change data for Sudan (former)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 89,404 kt (2011)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 26,880 kt (2011)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 62,524 kt (2011)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 101.44 kt (2011)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,233 kt (2011)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,144 kt (2011)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,107 kt (2011)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 37.47 kt (2011)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.18 kt (2011)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.34 kt (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Sudan (former)?
- Forest fires — emissions in Sudan (former) was 24,078 kt in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The highest recorded value was 27,710 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Sudan (former)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,936 kt in 2002.
- How does Sudan (former) rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Sudan (former) ranks 16th out of 178 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Sudan (former)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan (former) 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.