Forest fires — Emissions in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Forest fires — Emissions was 1.5 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 1.5 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Ethiopia peaked at 3.33 kt in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.782 kt, in 1996.
Ethiopia ranks 19th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.13 kt | 0.782 kt | 3.29 kt | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.27 kt | 1.08 kt | 3.33 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.84 kt | 1.51 kt | 2.17 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.03 kt | 1.5 kt | 2.68 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More climate change data for Ethiopia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 87,053 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,625 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 59,429 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 104.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,122 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,042 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,650 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 392.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 17.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 14.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Ethiopia?
- Forest fires — emissions in Ethiopia was 1.5 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 kt in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.782 kt in 1996.
- How does Ethiopia rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 19th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.