Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Asia
Asia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 3,224 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Asia recorded 3,224 kt for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.
That represents a change of up 75.0% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Asia peaked at 8,390 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,842 kt, in 2022.
Asia ranks 4th of 22 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,462 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,462 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,394 kt | +78.5% |
| 1993 | 4,394 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,394 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,394 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,135 kt | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 4,461 kt | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 4,624 kt | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 3,867 kt | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 3,060 kt | -20.9% |
| 2001 | 3,103 kt | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 8,390 kt | +170.4% |
| 2003 | 5,442 kt | -35.1% |
| 2004 | 7,145 kt | +31.3% |
| 2005 | 5,673 kt | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 6,621 kt | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 5,206 kt | -21.4% |
| 2008 | 4,775 kt | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 4,340 kt | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 6,008 kt | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 3,196 kt | -46.8% |
| 2012 | 4,352 kt | +36.2% |
| 2013 | 2,547 kt | -41.5% |
| 2014 | 4,520 kt | +77.5% |
| 2015 | 5,132 kt | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 2,930 kt | -42.9% |
| 2017 | 5,675 kt | +93.7% |
| 2018 | 2,875 kt | -49.3% |
| 2019 | 5,108 kt | +77.7% |
| 2020 | 3,263 kt | -36.1% |
| 2021 | 3,286 kt | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,842 kt | -43.9% |
| 2023 | 3,224 kt | +75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,959 kt | 2,462 kt | 4,624 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,375 kt | 3,060 kt | 8,390 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,234 kt | 2,547 kt | 6,008 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,904 kt | 1,842 kt | 3,286 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 OECD 55,235 kt compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 51,738 kt compare
- 3 Australia 51,738 kt compare
- 4 Angola 13,558 kt compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 12,319 kt compare
- 6 South Sudan 8,676 kt compare
- 7 Zambia 7,268 kt compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Asia?
- Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Asia was 3,224 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 8,390 kt in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,842 kt in 2022.
- How does Asia rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 22 groups with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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