Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Switzerland
Switzerland: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 0.0009 kt in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0009 kt for savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in 2020.
The figure is up 80.0% on the previous year and up 350.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Switzerland peaked at 0.018 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2010.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0041 kt | 0.0002 kt | 0.018 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0017 kt | 0.0001 kt | 0.0073 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 kt | 0 kt | 0.006 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 kt | 0.0009 kt | 0.0009 kt | 1 |
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More climate change data for Switzerland
- Share co2 vs population 0.0896 (2100)
- Population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Population, total 9.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.3% (2025)
- Urban population 7.79 million (2025)
- Urban population 85.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 3.59 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 3.16 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.59 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.59 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Switzerland?
- Savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Switzerland was 0.0009 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.018 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 19 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Switzerland 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
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.