Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 17,034 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Eastern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Eastern Africa is 17,034 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.5% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Eastern Africa peaked at 31,635 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2,231 kt, in 2000.
That places Eastern Africa 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21,240 kt | — |
| 1991 | 21,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 21,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 21,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 21,240 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,445 kt | -83.8% |
| 1997 | 3,613 kt | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 3,872 kt | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 3,888 kt | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,231 kt | -42.6% |
| 2001 | 19,037 kt | +753.3% |
| 2002 | 16,257 kt | -14.6% |
| 2003 | 23,634 kt | +45.4% |
| 2004 | 24,209 kt | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 27,487 kt | +13.5% |
| 2006 | 23,000 kt | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 23,894 kt | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 26,513 kt | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 24,135 kt | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 31,635 kt | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 28,268 kt | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 30,783 kt | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 28,965 kt | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 28,305 kt | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 30,740 kt | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 31,314 kt | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 30,810 kt | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 28,833 kt | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 26,263 kt | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 24,607 kt | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 23,311 kt | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 21,150 kt | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 17,034 kt | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,226 kt | 3,445 kt | 21,240 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,040 kt | 2,231 kt | 27,487 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,592 kt | 26,263 kt | 31,635 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,526 kt | 17,034 kt | 24,607 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Eastern Africa?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Eastern Africa was 17,034 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 31,635 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,231 kt in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Eastern Africa ranks 8th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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