Savanna fires — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Savanna fires — Emissions was 1,909 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 1,909 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2,577 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,740 kt, in 2019.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,137 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,137 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,138 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,138 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,138 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,138 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,222 kt | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 2,169 kt | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 2,452 kt | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 2,272 kt | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 2,356 kt | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 1,881 kt | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 2,152 kt | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 2,395 kt | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 2,331 kt | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 2,577 kt | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 2,228 kt | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 2,379 kt | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 2,335 kt | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 2,186 kt | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 2,191 kt | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 2,153 kt | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2,122 kt | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,097 kt | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,979 kt | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 2,033 kt | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2,155 kt | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 1,925 kt | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 1,955 kt | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1,740 kt | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 1,944 kt | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 1,883 kt | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 1,856 kt | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 1,755 kt | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 1,909 kt | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,194 kt | 2,137 kt | 2,452 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,282 kt | 1,881 kt | 2,577 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,035 kt | 1,740 kt | 2,191 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,869 kt | 1,755 kt | 1,944 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 679.93 kt compare
- 3 Australia 679.92 kt compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 450.06 kt compare
- 4 Angola 513.87 kt compare
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 108.48 kt compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 439.96 kt compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 67.44 kt compare
- 6 South Sudan 359.15 kt compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 63.22 kt compare
- 7 Zambia 280.53 kt compare
- 8 Brazil 248.07 kt compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1,909 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2,577 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,740 kt in 2019.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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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.