Forest fires — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Forest fires — Emissions was 152.53 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Africa recorded 152.53 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023.
The figure is down 16.3% on the previous year and down 37.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Africa peaked at 263.78 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 76.94 kt, in 1996.
Africa ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 160.18 kt | 76.94 kt | 200.85 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 203.35 kt | 82.11 kt | 252.54 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 245.63 kt | 223.17 kt | 263.78 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 188.41 kt | 152.53 kt | 215.69 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
More climate change data for Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 778,093 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263,963 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 514,131 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 996.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18,362 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 114,526 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,368 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 54,158 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 227.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Africa?
- Forest fires — emissions in Africa was 152.53 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 263.78 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.94 kt in 1996.
- How does Africa rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Africa ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). 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