Savanna fires — Emissions in China

China: Savanna fires — Emissions was 0.4622 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.4622 kt
Change on year
up 133.2%
World rank
45th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1.57 kt
in 2003
All-time low
0.1657 kt
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions in China, 1990–2023

00.511.51990200620231990: 0.519 kt1991: 0.519 kt1992: 0.519 kt1993: 0.519 kt1994: 0.519 kt1995: 0.519 kt1996: 0.391 kt1997: 0.359 kt1998: 0.393 kt1999: 0.305 kt2000: 0.48 kt2001: 0.344 kt2002: 0.399 kt2003: 1.6 kt2004: 0.853 kt2005: 0.607 kt2006: 0.431 kt2007: 0.656 kt2008: 1.4 kt2009: 0.807 kt2010: 0.942 kt2011: 0.47 kt2012: 0.369 kt2013: 0.41 kt2014: 0.605 kt2015: 0.442 kt2016: 0.356 kt2017: 0.295 kt2018: 0.346 kt2019: 0.449 kt2020: 0.289 kt2021: 0.166 kt2022: 0.198 kt2023: 0.462 kt

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

Analysis

China recorded 0.4622 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 133.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in China peaked at 1.57 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1657 kt, in 2021.

China ranks 45th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Savanna fires — Emissions in China, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in China, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.5189 kt
1991 0.5189 kt +0.0%
1992 0.5189 kt +0.0%
1993 0.5189 kt +0.0%
1994 0.5189 kt +0.0%
1995 0.5189 kt +0.0%
1996 0.391 kt -24.6%
1997 0.3595 kt -8.1%
1998 0.3931 kt +9.3%
1999 0.3047 kt -22.5%
2000 0.4796 kt +57.4%
2001 0.3444 kt -28.2%
2002 0.3993 kt +15.9%
2003 1.57 kt +293.7%
2004 0.8528 kt -45.8%
2005 0.6069 kt -28.8%
2006 0.4309 kt -29.0%
2007 0.6565 kt +52.4%
2008 1.42 kt +116.3%
2009 0.8075 kt -43.1%
2010 0.9424 kt +16.7%
2011 0.4696 kt -50.2%
2012 0.3694 kt -21.3%
2013 0.4104 kt +11.1%
2014 0.6049 kt +47.4%
2015 0.4424 kt -26.9%
2016 0.3557 kt -19.6%
2017 0.2952 kt -17.0%
2018 0.3458 kt +17.1%
2019 0.4488 kt +29.8%
2020 0.2893 kt -35.5%
2021 0.1657 kt -42.7%
2022 0.1982 kt +19.6%
2023 0.4622 kt +133.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4562 kt 0.3047 kt 0.5189 kt 10
2000s 0.757 kt 0.3444 kt 1.57 kt 10
2010s 0.4685 kt 0.2952 kt 0.9424 kt 10
2020s 0.2788 kt 0.1657 kt 0.4622 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 42 Togo 0.5107 kt compare
  2. 43 Thailand 0.5018 kt compare
  3. 44 Honduras 0.4981 kt compare
  4. 46 China, mainland 0.4621 kt compare
  5. 47 India 0.452 kt compare
  6. 48 Gabon 0.4255 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

More climate change data for China

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in China?
Savanna fires — emissions in China was 0.4622 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1657 kt in 2021.
How does China rank for savanna fires — emissions?
China ranks 45th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Savanna fires — Emissions in China. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1-2/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1-2/china/">Savanna fires — Emissions in China</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed

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