Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC was 6,307 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
6,307 kt
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
2nd
of 5 groups
All-time high
12,619 kt
in 2007
All-time low
6,307 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in Annex I countries, 1990–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200520201990: 11.8k kt1991: 10.6k kt1992: 9.0k kt1993: 8.8k kt1994: 9.0k kt1995: 8.5k kt1996: 9.3k kt1997: 9.5k kt1998: 9.9k kt1999: 10.6k kt2000: 11.9k kt2001: 11.3k kt2002: 11.2k kt2003: 11.6k kt2004: 10.1k kt2005: 10.7k kt2006: 12.0k kt2007: 12.6k kt2008: 10.0k kt2009: 10.1k kt2010: 9.6k kt2011: 9.8k kt2012: 9.3k kt2013: 8.5k kt2014: 9.0k kt2015: 7.9k kt2016: 7.7k kt2017: 8.0k kt2018: 6.8k kt2019: 6.6k kt2020: 6.3k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries is 6,307 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries peaked at 12,619 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 6,307 kt, in 2020.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,693 kt 8,518 kt 11,789 kt 10
2000s 11,154 kt 10,025 kt 12,619 kt 10
2010s 8,303 kt 6,555 kt 9,752 kt 10
2020s 6,307 kt 6,307 kt 6,307 kt 1

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 1 Australia 5,659 kt compare
  2. 2 Italy 127.66 kt compare
  3. 3 France 127.1 kt compare
  4. 4 Portugal 20.13 kt compare
  5. 5 Japan 14.14 kt compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Annex I countries was 6,307 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 12,619 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 6,307 kt in 2020.
How does Annex I countries rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Annex I countries 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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
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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