Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Senegal

Senegal: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,486 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,486 kt
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
19th
of 221 countries
All-time high
3,823 kt
in 2000
All-time low
1,474 kt
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Senegal, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 2.6k kt1991: 2.6k kt1992: 2.6k kt1993: 2.6k kt1994: 2.6k kt1995: 2.6k kt1996: 3.2k kt1997: 2.9k kt1998: 2.6k kt1999: 3.0k kt2000: 3.8k kt2001: 2.6k kt2002: 2.3k kt2003: 1.5k kt2004: 2.4k kt2005: 2.6k kt2006: 3.0k kt2007: 2.3k kt2008: 2.5k kt2009: 2.2k kt2010: 2.5k kt2011: 2.8k kt2012: 2.0k kt2013: 2.3k kt2014: 2.2k kt2015: 1.6k kt2016: 2.4k kt2017: 2.3k kt2018: 1.8k kt2019: 2.2k kt2020: 2.6k kt2021: 2.4k kt2022: 2.2k kt2023: 2.5k kt

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

Analysis

Senegal recorded 2,486 kt for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Senegal peaked at 3,823 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,474 kt, in 2003.

Senegal ranks 19th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Senegal, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,574 kt
1991 2,574 kt +0.0%
1992 2,574 kt +0.0%
1993 2,574 kt +0.0%
1994 2,574 kt +0.0%
1995 2,574 kt +0.0%
1996 3,194 kt +24.1%
1997 2,899 kt -9.3%
1998 2,617 kt -9.7%
1999 3,018 kt +15.3%
2000 3,823 kt +26.6%
2001 2,578 kt -32.6%
2002 2,277 kt -11.7%
2003 1,474 kt -35.3%
2004 2,445 kt +65.9%
2005 2,638 kt +7.9%
2006 3,011 kt +14.1%
2007 2,265 kt -24.8%
2008 2,460 kt +8.6%
2009 2,178 kt -11.5%
2010 2,494 kt +14.5%
2011 2,811 kt +12.7%
2012 1,976 kt -29.7%
2013 2,343 kt +18.6%
2014 2,157 kt -8.0%
2015 1,608 kt -25.4%
2016 2,357 kt +46.6%
2017 2,317 kt -1.7%
2018 1,843 kt -20.4%
2019 2,250 kt +22.0%
2020 2,559 kt +13.7%
2021 2,430 kt -5.0%
2022 2,197 kt -9.6%
2023 2,486 kt +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,717 kt 2,574 kt 3,194 kt 10
2000s 2,515 kt 1,474 kt 3,823 kt 10
2010s 2,216 kt 1,608 kt 2,811 kt 10
2020s 2,418 kt 2,197 kt 2,559 kt 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 16 Russian Federation 3,275 kt compare
  2. 17 Chad 3,203 kt compare
  3. 18 Ethiopia 2,996 kt compare
  4. 20 Ghana 2,319 kt compare
  5. 21 Nigeria 2,310 kt compare
  6. 22 Guinea 2,284 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Senegal?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) in Senegal was 2,486 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 3,823 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 1,474 kt in 2003.
How does Senegal rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Senegal ranks 19th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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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