Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in South Africa
South Africa: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 2,243 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 2,243 kt for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.6% on the previous year and up 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South Africa peaked at 2,243 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 641.23 kt, in 2016.
South Africa ranks 13th of 221 countries on this measure, 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,355 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,355 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,355 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,355 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,355 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,355 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,555 kt | +14.7% |
| 1997 | 1,479 kt | -4.8% |
| 1998 | 1,756 kt | +18.7% |
| 1999 | 1,622 kt | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 1,509 kt | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 1,314 kt | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 1,947 kt | +48.2% |
| 2003 | 1,213 kt | -37.7% |
| 2004 | 943.26 kt | -22.3% |
| 2005 | 1,576 kt | +67.1% |
| 2006 | 1,085 kt | -31.1% |
| 2007 | 1,251 kt | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 1,258 kt | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,401 kt | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 1,547 kt | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 1,457 kt | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,563 kt | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 1,159 kt | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 1,135 kt | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 892.07 kt | -21.4% |
| 2016 | 641.23 kt | -28.1% |
| 2017 | 1,130 kt | +76.2% |
| 2018 | 1,085 kt | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 826.2 kt | -23.8% |
| 2020 | 866.64 kt | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 2,039 kt | +135.2% |
| 2022 | 1,423 kt | -30.2% |
| 2023 | 2,243 kt | +57.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,454 kt | 1,355 kt | 1,756 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,350 kt | 943.26 kt | 1,947 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,143 kt | 641.23 kt | 1,563 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,643 kt | 866.64 kt | 2,243 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.45 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South Africa?
- Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in South Africa was 2,243 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2,243 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 641.23 kt in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- South Africa ranks 13th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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