Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Rwanda

Rwanda: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 1.38 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.38 kt
Change on year
up 642.9%
World rank
78th
of 214 countries
All-time high
6.23 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Rwanda, 1990–2023

02461990200620231990: 0.901 kt1991: 0.901 kt1992: 0.901 kt1993: 0.901 kt1994: 0.901 kt1995: 0.901 kt1996: 1.7 kt1997: 4.1 kt1998: 6.2 kt1999: 1.6 kt2000: 1.3 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 3.4 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0.185 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0 kt2008: 0.185 kt2009: 0.291 kt2010: 1 kt2011: 0.053 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 2.2 kt2014: 0.291 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 1.7 kt2017: 0.053 kt2018: 0 kt2019: 0 kt2020: 0 kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0.185 kt2023: 1.4 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Rwanda stood at 1.38 kt.

That represents a change of up 642.9% on the previous year and down 38.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Rwanda peaked at 6.23 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2001.

That places Rwanda 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 1.91 kt 0.901 kt 6.23 kt 10
2000s 0.538 kt 0 kt 3.42 kt 10
2010s 0.53 kt 0 kt 2.23 kt 10
2020s 0.3909 kt 0 kt 1.38 kt 4

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 75 Kazakhstan, Republic of 1.62 kt compare
  2. 76 Sudan 1.51 kt compare
  3. 77 Costa Rica 1.4 kt compare
  4. 79 Morocco 1.27 kt compare
  5. 80 Republic of Korea 0.954 kt compare
  6. 80 Uruguay 0.954 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Rwanda?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Rwanda was 1.38 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 Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 6.23 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2001.
How does Rwanda rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Rwanda ranks 78th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is down 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Rwanda 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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