Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC by country
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...
What the numbers show
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 19 countries. The highest value is 7,205 kt in Australia; the lowest is 0.001 kt in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 7.33 kt, and the mean is 471.77 kt.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 46,133.3%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 93.4%).
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 7,205 kt | 2020 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 2 | Italy | 1,001 kt | 2020 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Portugal | 386.01 kt | 2020 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 4 | France | 178.83 kt | 2020 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 109.25 kt | 2020 | up 317.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 26.36 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 16.28 kt | 2020 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Greece | 12.4 kt | 2020 | up 307.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Spain | 11.29 kt | 2020 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Croatia | 7.33 kt | 2020 | up 2,865.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Ireland | 3.55 kt | 2020 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Ukraine | 2.75 kt | 2020 | up 432.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Hungary | 1.7 kt | 2020 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.4061 kt | 2020 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 15 | Estonia | 0.2774 kt | 2020 | up 46,133.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Latvia | 0.1744 kt | 2020 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Finland | 0.0449 kt | 2020 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 0.0449 kt | 2020 | up 2,145.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Iceland | 0.001 kt | 2020 | down 86.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 9,581 kt
- Annex I countries 9,472 kt
- European Union (27) 1,620 kt
- United States of America 617.46 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 109.25 kt
About this data
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