Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World

World: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 9,581 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
9,581 kt
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
1st
of 5 groups
All-time high
23,446 kt
in 1990
All-time low
9,465 kt
in 2019
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in World, 1990–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200520201990: 23.4k kt1991: 17.8k kt1992: 14.5k kt1993: 16.5k kt1994: 16.4k kt1995: 13.5k kt1996: 14.5k kt1997: 15.3k kt1998: 17.3k kt1999: 15.9k kt2000: 21.3k kt2001: 18.4k kt2002: 17.3k kt2003: 21.2k kt2004: 16.1k kt2005: 18.2k kt2006: 17.7k kt2007: 22.6k kt2008: 15.1k kt2009: 17.0k kt2010: 15.7k kt2011: 16.6k kt2012: 17.6k kt2013: 13.0k kt2014: 13.3k kt2015: 11.7k kt2016: 12.1k kt2017: 15.5k kt2018: 9.6k kt2019: 9.5k kt2020: 9.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World stood at 9,581 kt.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World peaked at 23,446 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 9,465 kt, in 2019.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16,509 kt 13,459 kt 23,446 kt 10
2000s 18,482 kt 15,126 kt 22,588 kt 10
2010s 13,468 kt 9,465 kt 17,630 kt 10
2020s 9,581 kt 9,581 kt 9,581 kt 1

Countries ranked near World

  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

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in World was 9,581 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 23,446 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 9,465 kt in 2019.
How does World rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
World ranks 1st out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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