Savanna fires — Emissions in Central America

Central America: Savanna fires — Emissions was 2.65 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.65 kt
Change on year
up 105.5%
Rank
20th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3.93 kt
in 2011
All-time low
1.03 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions in Central America, 1990–2023

12341990200620231990: 2 kt1991: 2 kt1992: 2 kt1993: 2 kt1994: 2 kt1995: 2 kt1996: 1.4 kt1997: 1 kt1998: 2.3 kt1999: 1.6 kt2000: 1.6 kt2001: 1.1 kt2002: 1.8 kt2003: 3.7 kt2004: 1.1 kt2005: 3.8 kt2006: 1.7 kt2007: 2.2 kt2008: 2 kt2009: 2.2 kt2010: 1.4 kt2011: 3.9 kt2012: 1.7 kt2013: 2.3 kt2014: 1.3 kt2015: 1.2 kt2016: 1.9 kt2017: 2.2 kt2018: 2 kt2019: 2.5 kt2020: 2.5 kt2021: 1.4 kt2022: 1.3 kt2023: 2.6 kt

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

Analysis

Central America recorded 2.65 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2023.

The figure is up 105.5% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Central America peaked at 3.93 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.03 kt, in 1997.

Central America ranks 20th 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 in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Central America, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 2.02 kt
1991 2.02 kt +0.0%
1992 2.02 kt +0.0%
1993 2.02 kt +0.0%
1994 2.02 kt +0.0%
1995 2.02 kt +0.0%
1996 1.42 kt -29.7%
1997 1.03 kt -27.4%
1998 2.29 kt +122.1%
1999 1.63 kt -28.9%
2000 1.56 kt -4.2%
2001 1.11 kt -29.0%
2002 1.77 kt +59.9%
2003 3.7 kt +109.4%
2004 1.05 kt -71.5%
2005 3.78 kt +258.1%
2006 1.7 kt -55.1%
2007 2.23 kt +31.3%
2008 2.02 kt -9.5%
2009 2.16 kt +7.3%
2010 1.45 kt -33.0%
2011 3.93 kt +171.0%
2012 1.69 kt -57.1%
2013 2.27 kt +34.7%
2014 1.28 kt -43.8%
2015 1.23 kt -3.9%
2016 1.94 kt +58.0%
2017 2.24 kt +15.9%
2018 2.02 kt -10.1%
2019 2.5 kt +23.6%
2020 2.53 kt +1.5%
2021 1.43 kt -43.4%
2022 1.29 kt -10.2%
2023 2.65 kt +105.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.85 kt 1.03 kt 2.29 kt 10
2000s 2.11 kt 1.05 kt 3.78 kt 10
2010s 2.05 kt 1.23 kt 3.93 kt 10
2020s 1.97 kt 1.29 kt 2.65 kt 4

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 17 Chad 5.6 kt compare
  2. 18 Ethiopia 5.24 kt compare
  3. 19 Senegal 4.35 kt compare
  4. 20 Ghana 4.06 kt compare
  5. 21 Nigeria 4.04 kt compare
  6. 22 Guinea 4 kt compare
  7. 23 Namibia 3.68 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in Central America?
Savanna fires — emissions in Central America was 2.65 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 3.93 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 kt in 1997.
How does Central America rank for savanna fires — emissions?
Central America ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O)
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