Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) was 0.6341 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Emissions in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.6341 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 44.3% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Rwanda peaked at 0.7502 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0646 kt, in 2007.
Rwanda ranks 69th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3646 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3646 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3646 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3646 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3646 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3646 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2076 kt | -43.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2672 kt | +28.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3151 kt | +17.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2119 kt | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1184 kt | -44.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1539 kt | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7502 kt | +387.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4078 kt | -45.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3095 kt | -24.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2854 kt | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1766 kt | -38.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0646 kt | -63.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1894 kt | +193.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1552 kt | -18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4179 kt | +169.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0758 kt | -81.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3556 kt | +369.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3894 kt | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3374 kt | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7135 kt | +111.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6835 kt | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.602 kt | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4095 kt | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4408 kt | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5536 kt | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4749 kt | -14.2% |
| 2022 | 0.4308 kt | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4395 kt | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6341 kt | +44.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.6341 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 9.96 kt, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.6341 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.99 kt, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +387.5% | 0.1539 kt | 0.7502 kt |
| 2012 | +369.1% | 0.0758 kt | 0.3556 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3189 kt | 0.2076 kt | 0.3646 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2611 kt | 0.0646 kt | 0.7502 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4425 kt | 0.0758 kt | 0.7135 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5066 kt | 0.4308 kt | 0.6341 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Rwanda?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Rwanda was 0.6341 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7502 kt in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0646 kt in 2007.
- How does Rwanda rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Rwanda ranks 69th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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About this data
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.