Savanna fires — Emissions in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Savanna fires — Emissions was 0.8758 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.8758 kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
24th
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.47 kt
in 2009
All-time low
0.4188 kt
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2023

0.50.7511.21.51990200620231990: 0.868 kt1991: 0.868 kt1992: 0.868 kt1993: 0.868 kt1994: 0.868 kt1995: 0.868 kt1996: 0.66 kt1997: 0.419 kt1998: 0.706 kt1999: 0.744 kt2000: 0.492 kt2001: 0.527 kt2002: 0.513 kt2003: 0.836 kt2004: 1.2 kt2005: 0.746 kt2006: 0.784 kt2007: 0.883 kt2008: 0.906 kt2009: 1.5 kt2010: 1.1 kt2011: 0.838 kt2012: 1.2 kt2013: 0.668 kt2014: 0.861 kt2015: 0.509 kt2016: 1 kt2017: 0.839 kt2018: 0.948 kt2019: 0.813 kt2020: 0.773 kt2021: 1.4 kt2022: 0.863 kt2023: 0.876 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, savanna fires — emissions in Southern Asia stood at 0.8758 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 1.47 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4188 kt, in 1997.

Southern Asia ranks 24th 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 Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Southern Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.8681 kt
1991 0.8681 kt +0.0%
1992 0.8681 kt +0.0%
1993 0.8681 kt +0.0%
1994 0.8681 kt +0.0%
1995 0.8681 kt +0.0%
1996 0.6596 kt -24.0%
1997 0.4188 kt -36.5%
1998 0.7064 kt +68.7%
1999 0.7442 kt +5.4%
2000 0.4924 kt -33.8%
2001 0.5266 kt +6.9%
2002 0.5127 kt -2.6%
2003 0.8356 kt +63.0%
2004 1.2 kt +43.4%
2005 0.7458 kt -37.8%
2006 0.784 kt +5.1%
2007 0.8834 kt +12.7%
2008 0.9063 kt +2.6%
2009 1.47 kt +62.3%
2010 1.11 kt -24.6%
2011 0.8383 kt -24.4%
2012 1.24 kt +47.6%
2013 0.6683 kt -46.0%
2014 0.8607 kt +28.8%
2015 0.5088 kt -40.9%
2016 1.01 kt +98.9%
2017 0.8387 kt -17.1%
2018 0.9481 kt +13.0%
2019 0.8127 kt -14.3%
2020 0.7728 kt -4.9%
2021 1.41 kt +82.5%
2022 0.8632 kt -38.8%
2023 0.8758 kt +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7738 kt 0.4188 kt 0.8681 kt 10
2000s 0.8356 kt 0.4924 kt 1.47 kt 10
2010s 0.8835 kt 0.5088 kt 1.24 kt 10
2020s 0.9805 kt 0.7728 kt 1.41 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 21 Nigeria 4.04 kt compare
  2. 22 Guinea 4 kt compare
  3. 23 Namibia 3.68 kt compare
  4. 24 Congo 3.29 kt compare
  5. 25 Madagascar 2.85 kt compare
  6. 26 Paraguay 2.55 kt compare
  7. 27 Burkina Faso 2.52 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in Southern Asia?
Savanna fires — emissions in Southern Asia was 0.8758 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.47 kt in 2009.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4188 kt in 1997.
How does Southern Asia rank for savanna fires — emissions?
Southern Asia ranks 24th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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