Forest fires — Emissions in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.0076 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0076 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 533.3% on the previous year and up 1,420.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0076 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 72nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0006 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0006 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0006 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0006 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0006 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kt | -50.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 kt | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0 kt | — |
| 2002 | 0 kt | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt | — |
| 2004 | 0 kt | — |
| 2005 | 0 kt | — |
| 2006 | 0.001 kt | — |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kt | -80.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 kt | +250.0% |
| 2009 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 kt | — |
| 2011 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2012 | 0 kt | — |
| 2013 | 0 kt | — |
| 2014 | 0.0005 kt | — |
| 2015 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kt | — |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kt | — |
| 2018 | 0.0002 kt | -60.0% |
| 2019 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0044 kt | — |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt | -95.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0005 kt | +150.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0012 kt | +140.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0076 kt | +533.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0076 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0036 kt, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0076 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0355 kt, 21% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 kt | 0.0003 kt | 0.0006 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt | 0 kt | 0.001 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt | 0 kt | 0.0005 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 kt | 0.0002 kt | 0.0076 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Equatorial Guinea?
- Forest fires — emissions in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0076 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0076 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 72nd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,420.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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 from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.