Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Asia

Asia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 2,786 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2,786 kt
Change on year
up 75.0%
Rank
4th
of 22 groups
All-time high
7,250 kt
in 2002
All-time low
1,592 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Asia, 1990–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 2.1k kt1991: 2.1k kt1992: 3.8k kt1993: 3.8k kt1994: 3.8k kt1995: 3.8k kt1996: 3.6k kt1997: 3.9k kt1998: 4.0k kt1999: 3.3k kt2000: 2.6k kt2001: 2.7k kt2002: 7.3k kt2003: 4.7k kt2004: 6.2k kt2005: 4.9k kt2006: 5.7k kt2007: 4.5k kt2008: 4.1k kt2009: 3.8k kt2010: 5.2k kt2011: 2.8k kt2012: 3.8k kt2013: 2.2k kt2014: 3.9k kt2015: 4.4k kt2016: 2.5k kt2017: 4.9k kt2018: 2.5k kt2019: 4.4k kt2020: 2.8k kt2021: 2.8k kt2022: 1.6k kt2023: 2.8k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Asia is 2,786 kt, measured 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 n2o in Asia peaked at 7,250 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,592 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 N2O in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2,128 kt
1991 2,128 kt +0.0%
1992 3,797 kt +78.5%
1993 3,797 kt +0.0%
1994 3,797 kt +0.0%
1995 3,797 kt +0.0%
1996 3,573 kt -5.9%
1997 3,855 kt +7.9%
1998 3,996 kt +3.7%
1999 3,342 kt -16.4%
2000 2,644 kt -20.9%
2001 2,682 kt +1.4%
2002 7,250 kt +170.4%
2003 4,703 kt -35.1%
2004 6,174 kt +31.3%
2005 4,902 kt -20.6%
2006 5,721 kt +16.7%
2007 4,499 kt -21.4%
2008 4,126 kt -8.3%
2009 3,751 kt -9.1%
2010 5,192 kt +38.4%
2011 2,762 kt -46.8%
2012 3,761 kt +36.2%
2013 2,201 kt -41.5%
2014 3,906 kt +77.5%
2015 4,434 kt +13.5%
2016 2,532 kt -42.9%
2017 4,904 kt +93.7%
2018 2,484 kt -49.3%
2019 4,414 kt +77.7%
2020 2,819 kt -36.1%
2021 2,840 kt +0.7%
2022 1,592 kt -44.0%
2023 2,786 kt +75.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,421 kt 2,128 kt 3,996 kt 10
2000s 4,645 kt 2,644 kt 7,250 kt 10
2010s 3,659 kt 2,201 kt 5,192 kt 10
2020s 2,509 kt 1,592 kt 2,840 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 47,730 kt compare
  2. 2 Australia and New Zealand 44,708 kt compare
  3. 3 Australia 44,708 kt compare
  4. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 9,999 kt compare
  5. 4 Angola 11,716 kt compare
  6. 5 Sudan (former) 10,645 kt compare
  7. 6 South Sudan 7,497 kt compare
  8. 7 Zambia 6,281 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Asia?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Asia was 2,786 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 7,250 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,592 kt in 2022.
How does Asia rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Asia ranks 4th out of 22 groups with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o 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 N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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