Savanna fires — Emissions in India

India: Savanna fires — Emissions was 0.452 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.452 kt
Change on year
down 35.3%
World rank
47th
of 221 countries
All-time high
1.15 kt
in 2009
All-time low
0.2453 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions in India, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811.21990200620231990: 0.56 kt1991: 0.56 kt1992: 0.56 kt1993: 0.56 kt1994: 0.56 kt1995: 0.56 kt1996: 0.356 kt1997: 0.245 kt1998: 0.4 kt1999: 0.445 kt2000: 0.329 kt2001: 0.366 kt2002: 0.261 kt2003: 0.519 kt2004: 0.876 kt2005: 0.41 kt2006: 0.463 kt2007: 0.612 kt2008: 0.607 kt2009: 1.2 kt2010: 0.728 kt2011: 0.623 kt2012: 1 kt2013: 0.438 kt2014: 0.517 kt2015: 0.38 kt2016: 0.615 kt2017: 0.682 kt2018: 0.771 kt2019: 0.466 kt2020: 0.305 kt2021: 1 kt2022: 0.699 kt2023: 0.452 kt

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.452 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in India peaked at 1.15 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2453 kt, in 1997.

That places India 47th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Savanna fires — Emissions in India, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in India, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.5605 kt
1991 0.5605 kt +0.0%
1992 0.5605 kt +0.0%
1993 0.5605 kt +0.0%
1994 0.5605 kt +0.0%
1995 0.5605 kt +0.0%
1996 0.3564 kt -36.4%
1997 0.2453 kt -31.2%
1998 0.4 kt +63.1%
1999 0.4448 kt +11.2%
2000 0.3293 kt -26.0%
2001 0.366 kt +11.1%
2002 0.2614 kt -28.6%
2003 0.519 kt +98.5%
2004 0.8764 kt +68.9%
2005 0.4102 kt -53.2%
2006 0.463 kt +12.9%
2007 0.6115 kt +32.1%
2008 0.6068 kt -0.8%
2009 1.15 kt +89.9%
2010 0.728 kt -36.8%
2011 0.6225 kt -14.5%
2012 1.04 kt +67.6%
2013 0.4377 kt -58.1%
2014 0.5175 kt +18.2%
2015 0.3795 kt -26.7%
2016 0.6148 kt +62.0%
2017 0.6817 kt +10.9%
2018 0.7713 kt +13.1%
2019 0.466 kt -39.6%
2020 0.3051 kt -34.5%
2021 1.04 kt +240.8%
2022 0.6986 kt -32.8%
2023 0.452 kt -35.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4809 kt 0.2453 kt 0.5605 kt 10
2000s 0.5596 kt 0.2614 kt 1.15 kt 10
2010s 0.6262 kt 0.3795 kt 1.04 kt 10
2020s 0.6239 kt 0.3051 kt 1.04 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 44 Honduras 0.4981 kt compare
  2. 45 China (People’s Republic of) 0.4622 kt compare
  3. 46 China, mainland 0.4621 kt compare
  4. 48 Gabon 0.4255 kt compare
  5. 49 Niger 0.4027 kt compare
  6. 50 Papua New Guinea 0.3534 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in India?
Savanna fires — emissions in India was 0.452 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2453 kt in 1997.
How does India rank for savanna fires — emissions?
India ranks 47th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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