Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0001 kt per square kilometre for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 2000.
Congo ranks 14th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -67.1% |
| 1997 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -24.6% |
| 2001 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +78.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +74.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -21.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 36.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Congo 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 | +78.2% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +74.1% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -67.1% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 11 Gambia 0.0002 kt per square kilometre compare
- 12 Cambodia 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 15 Togo 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 16 Burkina Faso 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 17 Uganda 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Congo?
- Savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 14th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.