Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0579 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Savanna fires — Emissions in Rwanda, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 0.0579 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 44.4% on the previous year and up 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Rwanda peaked at 0.0685 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 kt, in 2007.
Rwanda ranks 69th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0333 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0333 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0333 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0333 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0333 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0333 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.019 kt | -42.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0244 kt | +28.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0288 kt | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0194 kt | -32.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0108 kt | -44.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0141 kt | +30.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0685 kt | +385.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0372 kt | -45.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0283 kt | -23.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0261 kt | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0161 kt | -38.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 kt | -63.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0173 kt | +193.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0142 kt | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0382 kt | +169.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 kt | -81.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0325 kt | +371.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0356 kt | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0308 kt | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0651 kt | +111.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0624 kt | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.055 kt | -11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0374 kt | -32.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0402 kt | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0505 kt | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0434 kt | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0393 kt | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0401 kt | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0579 kt | +44.4% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0579 kt is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.9089 kt, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0579 kt is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 kt, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) in Rwanda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +385.8% | 0.0141 kt | 0.0685 kt |
| 2012 | +371.0% | 0.0069 kt | 0.0325 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0291 kt | 0.019 kt | 0.0333 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0238 kt | 0.0059 kt | 0.0685 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0404 kt | 0.0069 kt | 0.0651 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0462 kt | 0.0393 kt | 0.0579 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Rwanda?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Rwanda was 0.0579 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0685 kt in 2002.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 kt in 2007.
- How does Rwanda rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Rwanda ranks 69th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.