Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Senegal

Senegal: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 27.09 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
27.09 kt
Change on year
down 30.1%
World rank
60th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3,417 kt
in 1999
All-time low
11.38 kt
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Senegal, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 524.6 kt1991: 524.6 kt1992: 524.6 kt1993: 524.6 kt1994: 524.6 kt1995: 524.6 kt1996: 1.1k kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 2.4k kt1999: 3.4k kt2000: 2.3k kt2001: 68.2 kt2002: 15 kt2003: 13 kt2004: 11.4 kt2005: 18.3 kt2006: 107.6 kt2007: 93.2 kt2008: 159 kt2009: 103.1 kt2010: 87.8 kt2011: 58.6 kt2012: 138.7 kt2013: 175.6 kt2014: 107.1 kt2015: 50.4 kt2016: 59.4 kt2017: 24.2 kt2018: 32.6 kt2019: 38.6 kt2020: 106.1 kt2021: 81 kt2022: 38.8 kt2023: 27.1 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Senegal stood at 27.09 kt.

That represents a change of down 30.1% on the previous year and down 84.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Senegal peaked at 3,417 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 11.38 kt, in 2004.

Senegal ranks 60th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,140 kt 524.59 kt 3,417 kt 10
2000s 284.32 kt 11.38 kt 2,254 kt 10
2010s 77.3 kt 24.17 kt 175.63 kt 10
2020s 63.23 kt 27.09 kt 106.11 kt 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 57 Gabon 38.18 kt compare
  2. 58 Portugal 34.81 kt compare
  3. 59 Dominican Republic 30.86 kt compare
  4. 61 Ukraine 26.58 kt compare
  5. 62 Sierra Leone 25.63 kt compare
  6. 63 Guyana 25.5 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Senegal?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Senegal was 27.09 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 3,417 kt in 1999.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 11.38 kt in 2004.
How does Senegal rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Senegal ranks 60th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is down 84.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf