Forest fires — Emissions in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.1896 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Southern Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 0.1896 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.4% on the previous year and down 47.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Southern Africa peaked at 3.54 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1304 kt, in 2022.
Southern Africa ranks 25th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7309 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.7309 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7309 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7309 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7309 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7309 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.05 kt | +180.9% |
| 1997 | 1.99 kt | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.54 kt | +78.3% |
| 1999 | 2.38 kt | -32.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8988 kt | -62.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2442 kt | -72.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2116 kt | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.522 kt | +146.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2242 kt | -57.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7462 kt | +232.8% |
| 2006 | 0.227 kt | -69.6% |
| 2007 | 1.06 kt | +365.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6488 kt | -38.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2651 kt | -59.1% |
| 2010 | 0.432 kt | +63.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3694 kt | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3712 kt | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.36 kt | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4839 kt | +34.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2321 kt | -52.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2857 kt | +23.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3846 kt | +34.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9082 kt | +136.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4744 kt | -47.8% |
| 2020 | 0.361 kt | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2633 kt | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1304 kt | -50.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1896 kt | +45.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.43 kt | 0.7309 kt | 3.54 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5045 kt | 0.2116 kt | 1.06 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4301 kt | 0.2321 kt | 0.9082 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2361 kt | 0.1304 kt | 0.361 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
More climate change data for Southern Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,717 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,474 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32,243 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 62.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,152 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,709 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,306 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 402.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Southern Africa?
- Forest fires — emissions in Southern Africa was 0.1896 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1304 kt in 2022.
- How does Southern Africa rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Southern Africa ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Southern 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