Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Senegal

Senegal: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 1,152 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,152 kt
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
19th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1,772 kt
in 2000
All-time low
683.2 kt
in 2003
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 1.2k kt1991: 1.2k kt1992: 1.2k kt1993: 1.2k kt1994: 1.2k kt1995: 1.2k kt1996: 1.5k kt1997: 1.3k kt1998: 1.2k kt1999: 1.4k kt2000: 1.8k kt2001: 1.2k kt2002: 1.1k kt2003: 683.2 kt2004: 1.1k kt2005: 1.2k kt2006: 1.4k kt2007: 1.1k kt2008: 1.1k kt2009: 1.0k kt2010: 1.2k kt2011: 1.3k kt2012: 915.9 kt2013: 1.1k kt2014: 999.8 kt2015: 745.5 kt2016: 1.1k kt2017: 1.1k kt2018: 854.5 kt2019: 1.0k kt2020: 1.2k kt2021: 1.1k kt2022: 1.0k kt2023: 1.2k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Senegal stood at 1,152 kt.

That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Senegal peaked at 1,772 kt in 2000 and was at its lowest, 683.2 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 N2O in Senegal, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Senegal, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,193 kt
1991 1,193 kt +0.0%
1992 1,193 kt +0.0%
1993 1,193 kt +0.0%
1994 1,193 kt +0.0%
1995 1,193 kt +0.0%
1996 1,481 kt +24.1%
1997 1,344 kt -9.3%
1998 1,213 kt -9.7%
1999 1,399 kt +15.3%
2000 1,772 kt +26.6%
2001 1,195 kt -32.6%
2002 1,055 kt -11.7%
2003 683.2 kt -35.3%
2004 1,134 kt +65.9%
2005 1,223 kt +7.9%
2006 1,396 kt +14.1%
2007 1,050 kt -24.8%
2008 1,140 kt +8.6%
2009 1,010 kt -11.5%
2010 1,156 kt +14.5%
2011 1,303 kt +12.7%
2012 915.92 kt -29.7%
2013 1,086 kt +18.6%
2014 999.77 kt -8.0%
2015 745.5 kt -25.4%
2016 1,093 kt +46.6%
2017 1,074 kt -1.7%
2018 854.54 kt -20.4%
2019 1,043 kt +22.0%
2020 1,186 kt +13.7%
2021 1,126 kt -5.0%
2022 1,018 kt -9.6%
2023 1,152 kt +13.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,260 kt 1,193 kt 1,481 kt 10
2000s 1,166 kt 683.2 kt 1,772 kt 10
2010s 1,027 kt 745.5 kt 1,303 kt 10
2020s 1,121 kt 1,018 kt 1,186 kt 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 16 Russian Federation 1,518 kt compare
  2. 17 Chad 1,485 kt compare
  3. 18 Ethiopia 1,389 kt compare
  4. 20 Ghana 1,075 kt compare
  5. 21 Nigeria 1,071 kt compare
  6. 22 Guinea 1,059 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 Senegal?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Senegal was 1,152 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 Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 1,772 kt in 2000.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 683.2 kt in 2003.
How does Senegal rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Senegal ranks 19th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o 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 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