Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Gabon
Gabon: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0.6645 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Emissions in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions in Gabon is 0.6645 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.2% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Gabon peaked at 0.6645 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1591 kt, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 39th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3889 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3889 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3889 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3889 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3889 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3889 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1774 kt | -54.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2177 kt | +22.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2264 kt | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.225 kt | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1757 kt | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1591 kt | -9.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2462 kt | +54.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3166 kt | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4569 kt | +44.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3312 kt | -27.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4398 kt | +32.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4198 kt | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5211 kt | +24.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3523 kt | -32.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4003 kt | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5378 kt | +34.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4964 kt | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5457 kt | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.379 kt | -30.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3995 kt | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4625 kt | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5069 kt | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3502 kt | -30.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5079 kt | +45.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4076 kt | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3101 kt | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5516 kt | +77.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4255 kt | -22.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6645 kt | +56.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.6645 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0142 kt, 46.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.6645 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 kt, 61% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.318 kt | 0.1774 kt | 0.3889 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3419 kt | 0.1591 kt | 0.5211 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4586 kt | 0.3502 kt | 0.5457 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4719 kt | 0.3101 kt | 0.6645 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Gabon?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Gabon was 0.6645 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6645 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1591 kt in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Gabon ranks 39th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.