Savanna fires — Emissions in Caribbean
Caribbean: Savanna fires — Emissions was 0.1215 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Emissions in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 0.1215 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.9% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Caribbean peaked at 0.2837 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0509 kt, in 2019.
Caribbean ranks 28th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1214 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1214 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1214 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1214 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1214 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1214 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0615 kt | -49.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0651 kt | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0703 kt | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0896 kt | +27.5% |
| 2000 | 0.087 kt | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0827 kt | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0926 kt | +12.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0743 kt | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2837 kt | +281.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2253 kt | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1597 kt | -29.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1274 kt | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1335 kt | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1785 kt | +33.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0976 kt | -45.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2092 kt | +114.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0751 kt | -64.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1347 kt | +79.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0835 kt | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1515 kt | +81.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0777 kt | -48.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1291 kt | +66.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0513 kt | -60.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0509 kt | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2229 kt | +337.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1117 kt | -49.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0709 kt | -36.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1989 kt | +180.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1215 kt | -38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1015 kt | 0.0615 kt | 0.1214 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1445 kt | 0.0743 kt | 0.2837 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1061 kt | 0.0509 kt | 0.2092 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1452 kt | 0.0709 kt | 0.2229 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 133.29 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Caribbean?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Caribbean was 0.1215 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2837 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0509 kt in 2019.
- How does Caribbean rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Caribbean ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean 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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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.