Savanna fires — Emissions in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Savanna fires — Emissions was 23.19 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
23.19 kt
Change on year
down 22.6%
World rank
29th
of 221 countries
All-time high
58.39 kt
in 2011
All-time low
8.98 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions in Zimbabwe, 1990–2023

1020304050601990200620231990: 38.7 kt1991: 38.7 kt1992: 38.7 kt1993: 38.7 kt1994: 38.7 kt1995: 38.7 kt1996: 55.5 kt1997: 51.8 kt1998: 55.5 kt1999: 52 kt2000: 34.2 kt2001: 49.9 kt2002: 32.2 kt2003: 33.7 kt2004: 50.1 kt2005: 46.5 kt2006: 39 kt2007: 46.5 kt2008: 54.1 kt2009: 55.6 kt2010: 56.6 kt2011: 58.4 kt2012: 43.2 kt2013: 30.2 kt2014: 32.6 kt2015: 43.5 kt2016: 22.6 kt2017: 27 kt2018: 29.2 kt2019: 29.4 kt2020: 9 kt2021: 18.1 kt2022: 29.9 kt2023: 23.2 kt

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

Analysis

Zimbabwe recorded 23.19 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2023.

The figure is down 22.6% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Zimbabwe peaked at 58.39 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.98 kt, in 2020.

Zimbabwe ranks 29th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.71 kt 38.7 kt 55.53 kt 10
2000s 44.18 kt 32.2 kt 55.56 kt 10
2010s 37.25 kt 22.58 kt 58.39 kt 10
2020s 20.06 kt 8.98 kt 29.95 kt 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 26 Paraguay 27.9 kt compare
  2. 27 Burkina Faso 27.63 kt compare
  3. 28 Argentina 24.81 kt compare
  4. 30 Colombia 20.22 kt compare
  5. 31 Uganda 19.81 kt compare
  6. 32 Cambodia 19.53 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in Zimbabwe?
Savanna fires — emissions in Zimbabwe was 23.19 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 58.39 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 8.98 kt in 2020.
How does Zimbabwe rank for savanna fires — emissions?
Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.

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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
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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