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Savanna fires — Emissions in Greenland

Greenland: Savanna fires — Emissions was 0 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 kt
World rank
140th
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.0281 kt
in 2017
All-time low
0 kt
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Emissions in Greenland, 1990–2024

00.010.020.031990200720241990: 0.001 kt1991: 0.001 kt1992: 0.001 kt1993: 0.001 kt1994: 0.001 kt1995: 0.001 kt1996: 0 kt1997: 0 kt1998: 0 kt1999: 0 kt2000: 0 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 0 kt2017: 0.028 kt2018: 0 kt2019: 0.004 kt2020: 0 kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0 kt2024: 0 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions in Greenland is 0 kt, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Greenland peaked at 0.0281 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 1996.

Greenland ranks 140th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Savanna fires — Emissions in Greenland, year by year

Year kt Change
1990 0.0011 kt —
1991 0.0011 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0011 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0011 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0011 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0011 kt +0.0%
1996 0 kt -100.0%
1997 0 kt —
1998 0 kt —
1999 0 kt —
2000 0 kt —
2001 0 kt —
2002 0 kt —
2003 0 kt —
2004 0 kt —
2005 0 kt —
2006 0 kt —
2007 0 kt —
2008 0 kt —
2009 0 kt —
2010 0 kt —
2011 0 kt —
2012 0 kt —
2013 0 kt —
2014 0 kt —
2015 0 kt —
2016 0 kt —
2017 0.0281 kt —
2018 0 kt -100.0%
2019 0.0035 kt —
2020 0 kt -100.0%
2021 0 kt —
2022 0 kt —
2023 0 kt —
2024 0 kt —

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0007 kt 0 kt 0.0011 kt 10
2000s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 10
2010s 0.0032 kt 0 kt 0.0281 kt 10
2020s 0 kt 0 kt 0 kt 5

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 137 Kyrgyzstan 0.0004 kt compare
  2. 138 Mayotte 0.0003 kt compare
  3. 139 Czechia 0.0002 kt compare
  4. 140 American Samoa 0 kt
  5. 140 Andorra 0 kt
  6. 140 Anguilla 0 kt
  7. 140 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt
  8. 140 Aruba 0 kt
  9. 140 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
  10. 140 Austria 0 kt compare
  11. 140 Bahrain 0 kt
  12. 140 Barbados 0 kt compare
  13. 140 Belgium 0 kt compare
  14. 140 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 kt compare
  15. 140 Bermuda 0 kt
  16. 140 British Virgin Islands 0 kt
  17. 140 Brunei Darussalam 0 kt compare
  18. 140 Cayman Islands 0 kt
  19. 140 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kt compare
  20. 140 China, Macao SAR 0 kt
  21. 140 Cook Islands 0 kt
  22. 140 Denmark 0 kt compare
  23. 140 Djibouti 0 kt compare
  24. 140 Dominica 0 kt
  25. 140 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt compare
  26. 140 Faroe Islands 0 kt
  27. 140 Finland 0 kt compare
  28. 140 French Polynesia 0 kt
  29. 140 Gibraltar 0 kt compare
  30. 140 Grenada 0 kt compare
  31. 140 Guadeloupe 0 kt
  32. 140 Guam 0 kt
  33. 140 Ireland 0 kt compare
  34. 140 Isle of Man 0 kt
  35. 140 Kiribati 0 kt
  36. 140 Kuwait 0 kt compare
  37. 140 Libya 0 kt compare
  38. 140 Liechtenstein 0 kt compare
  39. 140 Luxembourg 0 kt
  40. 140 Maldives 0 kt
  41. 140 Malta 0 kt
  42. 140 Marshall Islands 0 kt
  43. 140 Martinique 0 kt
  44. 140 Mauritius 0 kt compare
  45. 140 Monaco 0 kt
  46. 140 Montserrat 0 kt compare
  47. 140 Naoero 0 kt
  48. 140 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt compare
  49. 140 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 kt
  50. 140 Niue 0 kt
  51. 140 Norfolk Island 0 kt
  52. 140 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
  53. 140 Norway 0 kt compare
  54. 140 Oman 0 kt compare
  55. 140 Palau 0 kt
  56. 140 Pitcairn 0 kt
  57. 140 Puerto Rico 0 kt compare
  58. 140 Qatar 0 kt
  59. 140 Republic of Korea 0 kt compare
  60. 140 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt compare
  61. 140 Saint Lucia 0 kt
  62. 140 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt
  63. 140 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt
  64. 140 Samoa 0 kt
  65. 140 San Marino 0 kt
  66. 140 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt compare
  67. 140 Seychelles 0 kt
  68. 140 Singapore 0 kt
  69. 140 Slovakia 0 kt compare
  70. 140 Slovenia 0 kt compare
  71. 140 Solomon Islands 0 kt compare
  72. 140 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
  73. 140 Sweden 0 kt compare
  74. 140 Switzerland 0 kt compare
  75. 140 Tajikistan 0 kt compare
  76. 140 Tokelau 0 kt
  77. 140 Tonga 0 kt
  78. 140 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt compare
  79. 140 Tuvalu 0 kt
  80. 140 United Arab Emirates 0 kt
  81. 140 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 kt compare
  82. 140 United States Virgin Islands 0 kt
  83. 140 Vanuatu 0 kt compare
  84. 140 Western Sahara 0 kt

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in Greenland?
Savanna fires — emissions in Greenland was 0 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0281 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 1996.
How does Greenland rank for savanna fires — emissions?
Greenland ranks 140th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Greenland 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
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.