Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC by country
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.
What the numbers show
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 19 countries. The highest value is 202.11 kt in Australia; the lowest is 0 kt in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1019 kt, and the mean is 11.25 kt.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 2,889.4%), and the largest decrease in Iceland (down 100.0%).
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 202.11 kt | 2020 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 4.56 kt | 2020 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 4.54 kt | 2020 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 4 | Portugal | 0.7189 kt | 2020 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Japan | 0.5051 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Greece | 0.4158 kt | 2020 | up 307.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 0.4 kt | 2020 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 0.2074 kt | 2020 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Croatia | 0.1405 kt | 2020 | up 2,889.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Ireland | 0.1019 kt | 2020 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Ukraine | 0.0527 kt | 2020 | up 432.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 0.0376 kt | 2020 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Hungary | 0.0325 kt | 2020 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Estonia | 0.0053 kt | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Latvia | 0.0033 kt | 2020 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Finland | 0.0009 kt | 2020 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 0.0009 kt | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.0005 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 19 | Iceland | 0 kt | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 11.83 kt
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.