Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America
Northern America: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 2,602 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America stood at 2,602 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 188.6% on the previous year and up 130.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America peaked at 2,602 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 263.52 kt, in 2001.
Northern America ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,079 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,079 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,079 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,079 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,079 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,079 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,053 kt | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 585.49 kt | -44.4% |
| 1998 | 1,776 kt | +203.3% |
| 1999 | 1,040 kt | -41.4% |
| 2000 | 807.38 kt | -22.4% |
| 2001 | 263.52 kt | -67.4% |
| 2002 | 1,047 kt | +297.5% |
| 2003 | 902.19 kt | -13.9% |
| 2004 | 1,262 kt | +39.9% |
| 2005 | 1,395 kt | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 1,130 kt | -19.0% |
| 2007 | 1,178 kt | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 773.72 kt | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 715.39 kt | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 821.47 kt | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 1,282 kt | +56.0% |
| 2012 | 1,019 kt | -20.5% |
| 2013 | 1,128 kt | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 1,090 kt | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 1,182 kt | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 699.23 kt | -40.8% |
| 2017 | 1,323 kt | +89.2% |
| 2018 | 945.39 kt | -28.5% |
| 2019 | 663.96 kt | -29.8% |
| 2020 | 952.14 kt | +43.4% |
| 2021 | 1,226 kt | +28.8% |
| 2022 | 901.79 kt | -26.5% |
| 2023 | 2,602 kt | +188.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,093 kt | 585.49 kt | 1,776 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 947.49 kt | 263.52 kt | 1,395 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,015 kt | 663.96 kt | 1,323 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,421 kt | 901.79 kt | 2,602 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
- 12 Canada 2,298 kt compare
- 12 Viet Nam 67.47 kt compare
- 13 South Africa 1,938 kt compare
- 13 Syrian Arab Republic 17.65 kt compare
- 14 Sudan 1,782 kt compare
- 14 Türkiye 7.9 kt compare
- 15 Mali 1,585 kt compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 1.83 kt compare
- 16 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.212 kt compare
- 16 Russian Federation 1,518 kt compare
- 17 Chad 1,485 kt compare
- 17 Republic of Moldova 0.0265 kt compare
- 18 Ethiopia 1,389 kt compare
- 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 18 Micronesia 0 kt
- 18 Polynesia 0 kt
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America?
- Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Northern America was 2,602 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,602 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 263.52 kt in 2001.
- How does Northern America rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- Northern America ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America 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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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