Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in France
France: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 4.54 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in France, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in France stood at 4.54 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in France peaked at 6.53 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.54 kt, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.59 kt | 5.25 kt | 5.95 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.46 kt | 4.58 kt | 6.53 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.83 kt | 4.66 kt | 5.3 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 kt | 4.54 kt | 4.54 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near France
More climate change data for France
- Share co2 vs population 0.6727 (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 68.72 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 54.18 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 3.97 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 40.05 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.97 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.97 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in France?
- Savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in France was 4.54 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 6.53 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 kt in 2020.
- How does France rank for savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
- France ranks 3rd out of 19 countries with data for 2020.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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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CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.