Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World

World: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 225.67 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
225.67 kt
Change on year
down 3.7%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
451.59 kt
in 2007
All-time low
225.67 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020

01002003004005001990200520201990: 421 kt1991: 377 kt1992: 321.2 kt1993: 314.4 kt1994: 321 kt1995: 306.7 kt1996: 332.9 kt1997: 342.3 kt1998: 354.6 kt1999: 382.7 kt2000: 427.4 kt2001: 405.6 kt2002: 400.8 kt2003: 419 kt2004: 361 kt2005: 385.3 kt2006: 430.9 kt2007: 451.6 kt2008: 358.4 kt2009: 360.1 kt2010: 341.8 kt2011: 348.6 kt2012: 331.7 kt2013: 302.8 kt2014: 322.2 kt2015: 284.5 kt2016: 274.1 kt2017: 288.4 kt2018: 243.3 kt2019: 234.3 kt2020: 225.7 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World stood at 225.67 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World peaked at 451.59 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 225.67 kt, in 2020.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 347.38 kt 306.66 kt 421.04 kt 10
2000s 400.01 kt 358.39 kt 451.59 kt 10
2010s 297.17 kt 234.33 kt 348.58 kt 10
2020s 225.67 kt 225.67 kt 225.67 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Australia 202.11 kt compare
  2. 2 Italy 4.56 kt compare
  3. 3 France 4.54 kt compare
  4. 4 Portugal 0.7189 kt compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World?
Savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in World was 225.67 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 451.59 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 225.67 kt in 2020.
How does World rank for savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
24 places, 712 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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