Savanna fires — Emissions in Eastern Asia

Eastern Asia: Savanna fires — Emissions was 0.4557 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.4557 kt
Change on year
down 78.6%
Rank
24th
of 31 groups
All-time high
3.16 kt
in 2003
All-time low
0.2614 kt
in 2021
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Savanna fires — Emissions in Eastern Asia, 1990–2024

01231990200720241990: 1.4 kt1991: 1.4 kt1992: 1.4 kt1993: 1.4 kt1994: 1.4 kt1995: 1.4 kt1996: 1.1 kt1997: 1.9 kt1998: 1.2 kt1999: 0.991 kt2000: 1.4 kt2001: 0.625 kt2002: 1.3 kt2003: 3.2 kt2004: 2.1 kt2005: 1.5 kt2006: 1.5 kt2007: 2.2 kt2008: 2.1 kt2009: 1.2 kt2010: 1.2 kt2011: 2.1 kt2012: 2.3 kt2013: 1.2 kt2014: 1.7 kt2015: 2.1 kt2016: 1.3 kt2017: 0.738 kt2018: 0.381 kt2019: 0.757 kt2020: 0.352 kt2021: 0.261 kt2022: 0.58 kt2023: 2.1 kt2024: 0.456 kt

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

Analysis

Eastern Asia recorded 0.4557 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.6% on the previous year and down 73.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Eastern Asia peaked at 3.16 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2614 kt, in 2021.

Eastern Asia ranks 24th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Savanna fires — Emissions in Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Eastern Asia, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 1.37 kt
1991 1.37 kt +0.0%
1992 1.37 kt +0.0%
1993 1.37 kt +0.0%
1994 1.37 kt +0.0%
1995 1.37 kt +0.0%
1996 1.06 kt -22.7%
1997 1.87 kt +76.7%
1998 1.24 kt -33.5%
1999 0.9906 kt -20.4%
2000 1.37 kt +38.4%
2001 0.6254 kt -54.4%
2002 1.26 kt +101.6%
2003 3.16 kt +150.7%
2004 2.08 kt -34.2%
2005 1.5 kt -27.8%
2006 1.5 kt -0.0%
2007 2.19 kt +46.0%
2008 2.14 kt -2.4%
2009 1.2 kt -44.1%
2010 1.17 kt -2.4%
2011 2.06 kt +76.1%
2012 2.29 kt +11.1%
2013 1.23 kt -46.1%
2014 1.69 kt +36.6%
2015 2.07 kt +22.8%
2016 1.32 kt -36.1%
2017 0.7382 kt -44.2%
2018 0.381 kt -48.4%
2019 0.7573 kt +98.8%
2020 0.3521 kt -53.5%
2021 0.2614 kt -25.8%
2022 0.5798 kt +121.8%
2023 2.13 kt +266.7%
2024 0.4557 kt -78.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.34 kt 0.9906 kt 1.87 kt 10
2000s 1.7 kt 0.6254 kt 3.16 kt 10
2010s 1.37 kt 0.381 kt 2.29 kt 10
2020s 0.7551 kt 0.2614 kt 2.13 kt 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Asia

  1. 21 Madagascar 4.22 kt compare
  2. 22 Botswana 4.21 kt compare
  3. 23 Senegal 3.79 kt compare
  4. 24 Burkina Faso 3.56 kt compare
  5. 25 Canada 3 kt compare
  6. 26 Paraguay 2.18 kt compare
  7. 27 Argentina 2 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

More climate change data for Eastern Asia

All data for Eastern Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions in Eastern Asia?
Savanna fires — emissions in Eastern Asia was 0.4557 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 3.16 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2614 kt in 2021.
How does Eastern Asia rank for savanna fires — emissions?
Eastern Asia ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eastern 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 35 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 Eastern Asia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/savanna-fires-emissions-n2o-fao-tier-1/eastern-asia/

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/eastern-asia/">Savanna fires — Emissions in Eastern Asia</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
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.