Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 0.4009 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4009 kt
Change on year
up 6.8%
Rank
4th
of 5 groups
All-time high
1.4 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.3 kt
in 2018
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), 1990–2020

0.250.50.7511.21.51990200520201990: 1.4 kt1991: 0.966 kt1992: 0.848 kt1993: 1.2 kt1994: 1.1 kt1995: 0.605 kt1996: 0.629 kt1997: 0.781 kt1998: 1.1 kt1999: 0.583 kt2000: 1 kt2001: 0.741 kt2002: 0.561 kt2003: 0.939 kt2004: 0.681 kt2005: 0.671 kt2006: 0.502 kt2007: 1.3 kt2008: 0.623 kt2009: 0.803 kt2010: 0.664 kt2011: 0.765 kt2012: 1.1 kt2013: 0.407 kt2014: 0.48 kt2015: 0.403 kt2016: 0.454 kt2017: 0.885 kt2018: 0.3 kt2019: 0.376 kt2020: 0.401 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in European Union (27) stood at 0.4009 kt.

That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in European Union (27) peaked at 1.4 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.3 kt, in 2018.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in European Union (27), 1990 to 2020.
Year kt Change
1990 1.4 kt
1991 0.9655 kt -31.1%
1992 0.8476 kt -12.2%
1993 1.22 kt +44.2%
1994 1.09 kt -10.7%
1995 0.6047 kt -44.6%
1996 0.6293 kt +4.1%
1997 0.781 kt +24.1%
1998 1.05 kt +34.9%
1999 0.5826 kt -44.7%
2000 1.01 kt +72.7%
2001 0.7413 kt -26.3%
2002 0.5607 kt -24.4%
2003 0.9387 kt +67.4%
2004 0.6815 kt -27.4%
2005 0.6707 kt -1.6%
2006 0.5024 kt -25.1%
2007 1.33 kt +165.4%
2008 0.6227 kt -53.3%
2009 0.8026 kt +28.9%
2010 0.664 kt -17.3%
2011 0.7654 kt +15.3%
2012 1.13 kt +47.9%
2013 0.4072 kt -64.0%
2014 0.4796 kt +17.8%
2015 0.403 kt -16.0%
2016 0.4544 kt +12.8%
2017 0.8852 kt +94.8%
2018 0.3 kt -66.1%
2019 0.3755 kt +25.2%
2020 0.4009 kt +6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.918 kt 0.5826 kt 1.4 kt 10
2000s 0.786 kt 0.5024 kt 1.33 kt 10
2010s 0.5866 kt 0.3 kt 1.13 kt 10
2020s 0.4009 kt 0.4009 kt 0.4009 kt 1

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 1 Australia 5.83 kt compare
  2. 2 Kazakhstan 0.37 kt compare
  3. 3 France 0.1952 kt compare
  4. 4 Italy 0.1433 kt compare
  5. 5 Japan 0.0461 kt compare
  6. 6 Portugal 0.0192 kt compare
  7. 7 Spain 0.0189 kt compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in European Union (27)?
Savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in European Union (27) was 0.4009 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 1.4 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3 kt in 2018.
How does European Union (27) rank for savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
European Union (27) ranks 4th out of 5 groups with data for 2020.
Is savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
24 places, 712 data points, 1990–2020
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf