Savanna fires — Emissions in World

World: Savanna fires — Emissions was 497.37 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
497.37 kt
Change on year
up 33.1%
Rank
1st
of 32 regions
All-time high
594.66 kt
in 2011
All-time low
369.84 kt
in 2020
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Savanna fires — Emissions in World, 1990–2023

02004006001990200620231990: 460.8 kt1991: 460.8 kt1992: 460.8 kt1993: 460.8 kt1994: 460.8 kt1995: 460.8 kt1996: 430.7 kt1997: 415 kt1998: 492.3 kt1999: 501.8 kt2000: 526 kt2001: 528.8 kt2002: 572.4 kt2003: 466.7 kt2004: 514 kt2005: 477 kt2006: 491 kt2007: 525.2 kt2008: 452.9 kt2009: 414.1 kt2010: 448 kt2011: 594.7 kt2012: 577.8 kt2013: 393.2 kt2014: 426.1 kt2015: 426.7 kt2016: 386.9 kt2017: 450.7 kt2018: 414.7 kt2019: 373 kt2020: 369.8 kt2021: 387.1 kt2022: 373.7 kt2023: 497.4 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions in World is 497.37 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 33.1% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in World peaked at 594.66 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 369.84 kt, in 2020.

That places World 1st out of 32 regions 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 460.46 kt 415.02 kt 501.85 kt 10
2000s 496.8 kt 414.06 kt 572.37 kt 10
2010s 449.18 kt 372.95 kt 594.66 kt 10
2020s 406.98 kt 369.84 kt 497.37 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 OECD 180.12 kt compare
  2. 2 Australia and New Zealand 168.71 kt compare
  3. 3 Australia 168.71 kt compare
  4. 4 Angola 44.21 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in World?
Savanna fires — emissions in World was 497.37 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 594.66 kt in 2011.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 369.84 kt in 2020.
How does World rank for savanna fires — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 32 regions with data for 2023.
Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World 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