Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Niger
Niger: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0.7916 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Emissions in Niger, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — emissions in Niger stood at 0.7916 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 96.6% on the previous year and up 177.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Niger peaked at 0.7916 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1537 kt, in 2006.
That places Niger 37th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Niger, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3517 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3517 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3517 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3517 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3517 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3517 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3464 kt | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3109 kt | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.316 kt | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3976 kt | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4421 kt | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3511 kt | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2205 kt | -37.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2714 kt | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1871 kt | -31.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1882 kt | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1537 kt | -18.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2728 kt | +77.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2201 kt | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1959 kt | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2366 kt | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1853 kt | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1867 kt | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2208 kt | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2854 kt | +29.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1782 kt | -37.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3177 kt | +78.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2395 kt | -24.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2849 kt | +19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2044 kt | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3135 kt | +53.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7131 kt | +127.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4752 kt | -33.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4027 kt | -15.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7916 kt | +96.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.7916 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9089 kt, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.7916 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 kt, 72% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3481 kt | 0.3109 kt | 0.3976 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2503 kt | 0.1537 kt | 0.4421 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.234 kt | 0.1782 kt | 0.3177 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5392 kt | 0.3135 kt | 0.7916 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Niger?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Niger was 0.7916 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7916 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1537 kt in 2006.
- How does Niger rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Niger ranks 37th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Niger 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.