Savanna — Emissions (N2O) by country
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.
Countries reporting
168
Highest
24.35 kt
Sudan (former)
Lowest
0 kt
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
0.0033 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Savanna — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 24.35 kt in Sudan (former); the lowest is 0 kt in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0033 kt, and the mean is 1.34 kt.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 5,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 100.0%).
Savanna — Emissions (N2O): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sudan (former) | 24.35 kt | 2011 | up 20.9% | flat |
| 2 | Angola | 24.25 kt | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 31.6 kt | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 3 | South Sudan | 23.66 kt | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 17.5 kt | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.53 kt | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 5 | Mozambique | 16.15 kt | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4.37 kt | 2024 | up 483.5% | rising |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 14.05 kt | 2024 | down 9.8% | flat |
| 7 | Brazil | 13.57 kt | 2024 | up 18.8% | flat |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.65 kt | 2024 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 8 | OECD | 6.16 kt | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 9 | Guinea | 3.97 kt | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 9 | Viet Nam | 0.1196 kt | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.82 kt | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 10 | Melanesia | 0.1032 kt | 2024 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 3.82 kt | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0804 kt | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 3.4 kt | 2024 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 12 | Türkiye | 0.0084 kt | 2024 | up 833.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Congo | 2.38 kt | 2024 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 13 | Timor-Leste | 0.0024 kt | 2024 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Russian Federation | 2.37 kt | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0007 kt | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 1.73 kt | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 15 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Paraguay | 1.71 kt | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 16 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.55 kt | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 17 | Cambodia | 1.52 kt | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Moldova | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Cameroon | 1.42 kt | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 1.38 kt | 2024 | down 43.6% | rising |
| 20 | Canada | 1.31 kt | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 1.1 kt | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 0.951 kt | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 23 | Argentina | 0.8422 kt | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Caribbean | 0.0815 kt | 2024 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 0.7408 kt | 2024 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 0.6618 kt | 2024 | up 255.0% | rising |
| 26 | Madagascar | 0.4556 kt | 2024 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Myanmar | 0.4026 kt | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 28 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.3955 kt | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 29 | Senegal | 0.3821 kt | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan | 0.3473 kt | 2024 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 31 | Chad | 0.3307 kt | 2024 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Togo | 0.288 kt | 2024 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 33 | South Africa | 0.2716 kt | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 0.2591 kt | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Malawi | 0.2531 kt | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 36 | Nicaragua | 0.2374 kt | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 37 | India | 0.2172 kt | 2024 | up 38.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.2117 kt | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Gabon | 0.1316 kt | 2024 | up 432.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Guyana | 0.1064 kt | 2024 | up 1,398.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Mali | 0.0952 kt | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Thailand | 0.094 kt | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0938 kt | 2024 | down 49.6% | rising |
| 44 | Benin | 0.0884 kt | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Philippines | 0.0883 kt | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 0.0837 kt | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 47 | China | 0.0688 kt | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 48 | China, mainland | 0.0686 kt | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Cuba | 0.0685 kt | 2024 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 0.0644 kt | 2024 | up 208.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 0.0555 kt | 2024 | up 716.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Indonesia | 0.0487 kt | 2024 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Peru | 0.044 kt | 2024 | up 464.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Guatemala | 0.0437 kt | 2024 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 55 | Burundi | 0.0433 kt | 2024 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 56 | Eswatini | 0.043 kt | 2024 | up 67.3% | flat |
| 57 | Kenya | 0.0359 kt | 2024 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Portugal | 0.0284 kt | 2024 | up 1,320.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Suriname | 0.019 kt | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 0.0188 kt | 2024 | up 840.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Greece | 0.0164 kt | 2024 | up 993.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Chile | 0.0161 kt | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Botswana | 0.015 kt | 2024 | up 782.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Belize | 0.0136 kt | 2024 | up 547.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Pakistan | 0.01 kt | 2024 | up 733.3% | volatile |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 0.0094 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Panama | 0.0081 kt | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Serbia | 0.0071 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Bahamas | 0.0069 kt | 2024 | up 64.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 0.0068 kt | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Albania | 0.0059 kt | 2024 | up 5,800.0% | volatile |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 0.0045 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 0.0034 kt | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Spain | 0.0034 kt | 2024 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Uruguay | 0.0033 kt | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Montenegro | 0.0026 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Romania | 0.0026 kt | 2024 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0026 kt | 2024 | up 420.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Comoros | 0.0024 kt | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Italy | 0.0023 kt | 2024 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0022 kt | 2024 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 0.0019 kt | 2024 | up 1,800.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Liberia | 0.0019 kt | 2024 | down 60.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Croatia | 0.0015 kt | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Iceland | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Gambia | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 89 | El Salvador | 0.001 kt | 2024 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Malaysia | 0.0008 kt | 2024 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0.0007 kt | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Belarus | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Algeria | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Bhutan | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 95 | New Zealand | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Japan | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 98 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Cyprus | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Egypt | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 100 | France | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Haiti | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 100 | Hungary | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Lebanon | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Mauritania | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Namibia | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Somalia | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Tunisia | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Armenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Austria | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Bangladesh | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Czechia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Eritrea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Fiji | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Iraq | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Lesotho | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Morocco | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Niger | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Poland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Slovenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | French Guiana | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 kt | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 191.19 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 147.56 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 183.24 kt
- Middle Africa 74.16 kt
- Africa 154.43 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 152.32 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 108.07 kt
- Eastern Africa 69.25 kt
- Asia 2.73 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 66.84 kt
- Americas 27.57 kt
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 0.724 kt
- South America 24.76 kt
- Western Africa 10.35 kt
- Annex I countries 7.96 kt
- Oceania 3.92 kt
- Europe 2.54 kt
- Eastern Europe 2.46 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 2.36 kt
- Northern America 1.6 kt
- Central America 1.12 kt
- Northern Africa 0.3478 kt
- Southern Africa 0.3296 kt
- United States of America 0.2966 kt
- Southern Asia 0.2925 kt
- Southern Europe 0.0742 kt
- Eastern Asia 0.0698 kt
- European Union (27) 0.0569 kt
- Western Asia 0.0107 kt
- Central Asia 0.0012 kt
- Northern Europe 0.0012 kt
- Western Europe 0.0001 kt
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.