Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Madagascar

Madagascar: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 873.58 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
873.58 kt
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
25th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2,174 kt
in 2003
All-time low
873.58 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Madagascar, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.4k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.4k kt1994: 1.4k kt1995: 1.4k kt1996: 1.5k kt1997: 1.2k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 1.3k kt2000: 1.1k kt2001: 1.5k kt2002: 1.2k kt2003: 2.2k kt2004: 1.3k kt2005: 2.1k kt2006: 1.4k kt2007: 2.1k kt2008: 1.3k kt2009: 1.6k kt2010: 1.4k kt2011: 1.4k kt2012: 1.5k kt2013: 1.4k kt2014: 1.1k kt2015: 1.2k kt2016: 1.7k kt2017: 1.1k kt2018: 1.1k kt2019: 1.2k kt2020: 1.3k kt2021: 1.0k kt2022: 967.3 kt2023: 873.6 kt

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

Analysis

Madagascar recorded 873.58 kt for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Madagascar peaked at 2,174 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 873.58 kt, in 2023.

That places Madagascar 25th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Madagascar, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,369 kt
1991 1,369 kt +0.0%
1992 1,369 kt +0.0%
1993 1,369 kt +0.0%
1994 1,369 kt +0.0%
1995 1,369 kt +0.0%
1996 1,456 kt +6.4%
1997 1,219 kt -16.3%
1998 1,577 kt +29.4%
1999 1,345 kt -14.7%
2000 1,085 kt -19.4%
2001 1,546 kt +42.6%
2002 1,228 kt -20.6%
2003 2,174 kt +77.0%
2004 1,273 kt -41.4%
2005 2,133 kt +67.6%
2006 1,394 kt -34.6%
2007 2,061 kt +47.8%
2008 1,274 kt -38.2%
2009 1,576 kt +23.7%
2010 1,416 kt -10.1%
2011 1,404 kt -0.8%
2012 1,472 kt +4.8%
2013 1,365 kt -7.3%
2014 1,129 kt -17.2%
2015 1,162 kt +2.9%
2016 1,671 kt +43.8%
2017 1,073 kt -35.8%
2018 1,080 kt +0.7%
2019 1,186 kt +9.8%
2020 1,258 kt +6.1%
2021 1,009 kt -19.8%
2022 967.3 kt -4.1%
2023 873.58 kt -9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,381 kt 1,219 kt 1,577 kt 10
2000s 1,574 kt 1,085 kt 2,174 kt 10
2010s 1,296 kt 1,073 kt 1,671 kt 10
2020s 1,027 kt 873.58 kt 1,258 kt 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 22 Guinea 1,225 kt compare
  2. 23 Namibia 1,128 kt compare
  3. 24 Congo 1,010 kt compare
  4. 26 Paraguay 781.21 kt compare
  5. 27 Burkina Faso 773.72 kt compare
  6. 28 Argentina 694.63 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Madagascar?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Madagascar was 873.58 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 2,174 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 873.58 kt in 2023.
How does Madagascar rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Madagascar ranks 25th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Madagascar 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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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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