Savanna fires — Emissions in Africa
Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions was 2,963 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions in Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — emissions in Africa stood at 2,963 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Africa peaked at 3,874 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2,685 kt, in 2019.
That places Africa 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions in Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,305 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,305 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,305 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,305 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,305 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,305 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,375 kt | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 3,287 kt | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 3,702 kt | +12.6% |
| 1999 | 3,389 kt | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 3,490 kt | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 3,014 kt | -13.6% |
| 2002 | 3,402 kt | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 3,618 kt | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 3,504 kt | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3,874 kt | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 3,446 kt | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 3,606 kt | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 3,631 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3,267 kt | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 3,569 kt | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 3,745 kt | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 3,421 kt | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 3,256 kt | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 2,991 kt | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 3,061 kt | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3,198 kt | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 3,000 kt | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 2,880 kt | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2,685 kt | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 3,001 kt | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 3,116 kt | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 3,008 kt | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,963 kt | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,358 kt | 3,287 kt | 3,702 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,485 kt | 3,014 kt | 3,874 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,181 kt | 2,685 kt | 3,745 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,022 kt | 2,963 kt | 3,116 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 1 OECD 1,973 kt compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 1,848 kt compare
- 3 Australia 1,848 kt compare
- 4 Angola 484.23 kt compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 439.96 kt compare
- 6 South Sudan 309.85 kt compare
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 savanna fires — emissions in Africa?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Africa was 2,963 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3,874 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,685 kt in 2019.
- How does Africa rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Africa ranks 3rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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