Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Senegal

Senegal: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 1,334 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,334 kt
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
19th
of 221 countries
All-time high
2,051 kt
in 2000
All-time low
790.63 kt
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.4k kt1991: 1.4k kt1992: 1.4k kt1993: 1.4k kt1994: 1.4k kt1995: 1.4k kt1996: 1.7k kt1997: 1.6k kt1998: 1.4k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 2.1k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.2k kt2003: 790.6 kt2004: 1.3k kt2005: 1.4k kt2006: 1.6k kt2007: 1.2k kt2008: 1.3k kt2009: 1.2k kt2010: 1.3k kt2011: 1.5k kt2012: 1.1k kt2013: 1.3k kt2014: 1.2k kt2015: 862.7 kt2016: 1.3k kt2017: 1.2k kt2018: 988.9 kt2019: 1.2k kt2020: 1.4k kt2021: 1.3k kt2022: 1.2k kt2023: 1.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Senegal stood at 1,334 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Senegal peaked at 2,051 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 790.63 kt, in 2003.

That places Senegal 19th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Senegal, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,381 kt
1991 1,381 kt +0.0%
1992 1,381 kt +0.0%
1993 1,381 kt +0.0%
1994 1,381 kt +0.0%
1995 1,381 kt +0.0%
1996 1,714 kt +24.1%
1997 1,555 kt -9.3%
1998 1,404 kt -9.7%
1999 1,619 kt +15.3%
2000 2,051 kt +26.6%
2001 1,383 kt -32.6%
2002 1,221 kt -11.7%
2003 790.63 kt -35.3%
2004 1,312 kt +65.9%
2005 1,415 kt +7.9%
2006 1,615 kt +14.1%
2007 1,215 kt -24.8%
2008 1,320 kt +8.6%
2009 1,168 kt -11.5%
2010 1,338 kt +14.5%
2011 1,508 kt +12.7%
2012 1,060 kt -29.7%
2013 1,257 kt +18.6%
2014 1,157 kt -8.0%
2015 862.7 kt -25.4%
2016 1,265 kt +46.6%
2017 1,243 kt -1.7%
2018 988.92 kt -20.4%
2019 1,207 kt +22.0%
2020 1,372 kt +13.7%
2021 1,304 kt -5.0%
2022 1,178 kt -9.6%
2023 1,334 kt +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,458 kt 1,381 kt 1,714 kt 10
2000s 1,349 kt 790.63 kt 2,051 kt 10
2010s 1,189 kt 862.7 kt 1,508 kt 10
2020s 1,297 kt 1,178 kt 1,372 kt 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 16 Russian Federation 1,757 kt compare
  2. 17 Chad 1,718 kt compare
  3. 18 Ethiopia 1,607 kt compare
  4. 20 Ghana 1,244 kt compare
  5. 21 Nigeria 1,239 kt compare
  6. 22 Guinea 1,225 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 Senegal?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Senegal was 1,334 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 Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 2,051 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 790.63 kt in 2003.
How does Senegal rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Senegal ranks 19th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Senegal 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