Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 9,472 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
9,472 kt
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
2nd
of 5 groups
All-time high
23,446 kt
in 1990
All-time low
9,391 kt
in 2018
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries, 1990–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200520201990: 23.4k kt1991: 17.8k kt1992: 14.5k kt1993: 16.5k kt1994: 16.4k kt1995: 13.3k kt1996: 14.4k kt1997: 15.1k kt1998: 17.2k kt1999: 15.8k kt2000: 21.2k kt2001: 18.3k kt2002: 17.2k kt2003: 21.0k kt2004: 16.1k kt2005: 18.1k kt2006: 17.5k kt2007: 22.5k kt2008: 15.1k kt2009: 17.0k kt2010: 15.7k kt2011: 16.6k kt2012: 17.6k kt2013: 13.0k kt2014: 13.3k kt2015: 11.6k kt2016: 12.1k kt2017: 15.4k kt2018: 9.4k kt2019: 9.4k kt2020: 9.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries stood at 9,472 kt.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries peaked at 23,446 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,391 kt, in 2018.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,445 kt 13,332 kt 23,446 kt 10
2000s 18,396 kt 15,107 kt 22,541 kt 10
2010s 13,416 kt 9,391 kt 17,623 kt 10
2020s 9,472 kt 9,472 kt 9,472 kt 1

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 Australia 7,205 kt compare
  2. 2 Italy 1,001 kt compare
  3. 3 Portugal 386.01 kt compare
  4. 4 France 178.83 kt compare
  5. 5 Kazakhstan 109.25 kt compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries was 9,472 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 23,446 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 9,391 kt in 2018.
How does Annex I countries rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
24 places, 712 data points, 1990–2020
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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