Savanna fires — Emissions in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Savanna fires — Emissions was 9.59 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
9.59 kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
24th
of 32 groups
All-time high
16.11 kt
in 2009
All-time low
4.59 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2023

57.51012.5151990200620231990: 9.5 kt1991: 9.5 kt1992: 9.5 kt1993: 9.5 kt1994: 9.5 kt1995: 9.5 kt1996: 7.2 kt1997: 4.6 kt1998: 7.7 kt1999: 8.1 kt2000: 5.4 kt2001: 5.8 kt2002: 5.6 kt2003: 9.2 kt2004: 13.1 kt2005: 8.2 kt2006: 8.6 kt2007: 9.7 kt2008: 9.9 kt2009: 16.1 kt2010: 12.2 kt2011: 9.2 kt2012: 13.6 kt2013: 7.3 kt2014: 9.4 kt2015: 5.6 kt2016: 11.1 kt2017: 9.2 kt2018: 10.4 kt2019: 8.9 kt2020: 8.5 kt2021: 15.4 kt2022: 9.5 kt2023: 9.6 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions in Southern Asia is 9.59 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 16.11 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4.59 kt, in 1997.

That places Southern Asia 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Savanna fires — Emissions in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 9.51 kt
1991 9.51 kt +0.0%
1992 9.51 kt +0.0%
1993 9.51 kt +0.0%
1994 9.51 kt +0.0%
1995 9.51 kt +0.0%
1996 7.22 kt -24.0%
1997 4.59 kt -36.5%
1998 7.74 kt +68.7%
1999 8.15 kt +5.3%
2000 5.39 kt -33.8%
2001 5.77 kt +7.0%
2002 5.61 kt -2.7%
2003 9.15 kt +63.0%
2004 13.12 kt +43.4%
2005 8.17 kt -37.8%
2006 8.59 kt +5.1%
2007 9.67 kt +12.7%
2008 9.93 kt +2.6%
2009 16.11 kt +62.3%
2010 12.15 kt -24.6%
2011 9.18 kt -24.4%
2012 13.55 kt +47.7%
2013 7.32 kt -46.0%
2014 9.43 kt +28.8%
2015 5.57 kt -40.9%
2016 11.08 kt +98.9%
2017 9.19 kt -17.1%
2018 10.38 kt +13.0%
2019 8.9 kt -14.3%
2020 8.46 kt -4.9%
2021 15.44 kt +82.5%
2022 9.45 kt -38.8%
2023 9.59 kt +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.47 kt 4.59 kt 9.51 kt 10
2000s 9.15 kt 5.39 kt 16.11 kt 10
2010s 9.68 kt 5.57 kt 13.55 kt 10
2020s 10.74 kt 8.46 kt 15.44 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 21 Nigeria 44.26 kt compare
  2. 22 Guinea 43.77 kt compare
  3. 23 Namibia 40.3 kt compare
  4. 24 Congo 36.07 kt compare
  5. 25 Madagascar 31.2 kt compare
  6. 26 Paraguay 27.9 kt compare
  7. 27 Burkina Faso 27.63 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

More climate change data for Southern Asia

All data for Southern Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in Southern Asia?
Savanna fires — emissions in Southern Asia was 9.59 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 16.11 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 4.59 kt in 1997.
How does Southern Asia rank for savanna fires — emissions?
Southern Asia ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Savanna fires — Emissions in Southern Asia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-emissions-ch4-fao-tier-1-2/southern-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-emissions-ch4-fao-tier-1-2/southern-asia/">Savanna fires — Emissions in Southern Asia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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