Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC by country
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.
What the numbers show
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 18 countries. The highest value is 5.83 kt in Australia; the lowest is 0 kt in Iceland.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0039 kt, and the mean is 0.3698 kt.
Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 3,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 93.5%).
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 5.83 kt | 2020 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 0.37 kt | 2020 | up 704.3% | volatile |
| 3 | France | 0.1952 kt | 2020 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 0.1433 kt | 2020 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Japan | 0.0461 kt | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Portugal | 0.0192 kt | 2020 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Spain | 0.0189 kt | 2020 | up 70.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Croatia | 0.0128 kt | 2020 | up 3,100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Ukraine | 0.0048 kt | 2020 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Hungary | 0.003 kt | 2020 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Greece | 0.0029 kt | 2020 | up 314.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Ireland | 0.0026 kt | 2020 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 0.0021 kt | 2020 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Estonia | 0.0005 kt | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Latvia | 0.0003 kt | 2020 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Finland | 0.0001 kt | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 0.0001 kt | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 18 | Iceland | 0 kt | 2020 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- United States of America 1.08 kt
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.