Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 8,440 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,440 kt
Change on year
down 27.2%
World rank
2nd
of 219 countries
All-time high
14,160 kt
in 2003
All-time low
1,970 kt
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Central African Republic, 1990–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k1990200620231990: 10.2k kt1991: 10.2k kt1992: 10.2k kt1993: 10.2k kt1994: 10.2k kt1995: 10.2k kt1996: 2.0k kt1997: 4.6k kt1998: 7.2k kt1999: 6.0k kt2000: 4.6k kt2001: 10.6k kt2002: 8.7k kt2003: 14.2k kt2004: 10.0k kt2005: 13.8k kt2006: 12.1k kt2007: 14.1k kt2008: 12.4k kt2009: 8.1k kt2010: 11.9k kt2011: 13.2k kt2012: 12.7k kt2013: 11.0k kt2014: 9.3k kt2015: 9.5k kt2016: 13.5k kt2017: 11.5k kt2018: 11.7k kt2019: 11.5k kt2020: 11.0k kt2021: 11.3k kt2022: 11.6k kt2023: 8.4k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Central African Republic stood at 8,440 kt.

The figure is down 27.2% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Central African Republic peaked at 14,160 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,970 kt, in 1996.

Central African Republic ranks 2nd of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Central African Republic, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 10,167 kt
1991 10,167 kt +0.0%
1992 10,167 kt +0.0%
1993 10,167 kt +0.0%
1994 10,167 kt +0.0%
1995 10,167 kt +0.0%
1996 1,970 kt -80.6%
1997 4,552 kt +131.1%
1998 7,180 kt +57.7%
1999 6,016 kt -16.2%
2000 4,572 kt -24.0%
2001 10,610 kt +132.1%
2002 8,704 kt -18.0%
2003 14,160 kt +62.7%
2004 9,959 kt -29.7%
2005 13,818 kt +38.7%
2006 12,127 kt -12.2%
2007 14,112 kt +16.4%
2008 12,416 kt -12.0%
2009 8,103 kt -34.7%
2010 11,875 kt +46.6%
2011 13,208 kt +11.2%
2012 12,744 kt -3.5%
2013 10,968 kt -13.9%
2014 9,302 kt -15.2%
2015 9,467 kt +1.8%
2016 13,546 kt +43.1%
2017 11,485 kt -15.2%
2018 11,729 kt +2.1%
2019 11,526 kt -1.7%
2020 10,962 kt -4.9%
2021 11,324 kt +3.3%
2022 11,590 kt +2.4%
2023 8,440 kt -27.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,072 kt 1,970 kt 10,167 kt 10
2000s 10,858 kt 4,572 kt 14,160 kt 10
2010s 11,585 kt 9,302 kt 13,546 kt 10
2020s 10,579 kt 8,440 kt 11,590 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 1 OECD 10,966 kt compare
  2. 3 Zambia 8,015 kt compare
  3. 4 Mozambique 7,581 kt compare
  4. 5 Canada 7,467 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Central African Republic?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Central African Republic was 8,440 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 14,160 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 1,970 kt in 1996.
How does Central African Republic rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Central African Republic ranks 2nd out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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