Savanna fires — Emissions in Rwanda
Rwanda: Savanna fires — Emissions 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 216 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.
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
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.53 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 216 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.