Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Ethiopia

Ethiopia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires was 371.23 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
371.23
Change on year
down 4.6%
World rank
24th
of 209 countries
All-time high
3,136
in 1999
All-time low
371.23
in 2019
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Ethiopia, 1993–2019

01.0k2.0k3.0k1993200620191993: 898.51994: 898.51995: 898.51996: 744.41997: 2.3k1998: 2.1k1999: 3.1k2000: 2.5k2001: 444.92002: 528.12003: 689.62004: 667.92005: 753.32006: 695.62007: 766.12008: 604.92009: 390.62010: 627.32011: 649.92012: 684.42013: 518.52014: 525.32015: 485.32016: 500.32017: 514.42018: 389.12019: 371.2

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Ethiopia stood at 371.23. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Ethiopia peaked at 3,136 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 371.23, in 2019.

Ethiopia ranks 24th of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Ethiopia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Ethiopia, 1993 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1993 898.5 —
1994 898.5 +0.0%
1995 898.5 +0.0%
1996 744.4 -17.2%
1997 2,267 +204.5%
1998 2,134 -5.9%
1999 3,136 +47.0%
2000 2,476 -21.0%
2001 444.88 -82.0%
2002 528.11 +18.7%
2003 689.64 +30.6%
2004 667.85 -3.2%
2005 753.33 +12.8%
2006 695.59 -7.7%
2007 766.09 +10.1%
2008 604.91 -21.0%
2009 390.62 -35.4%
2010 627.31 +60.6%
2011 649.87 +3.6%
2012 684.39 +5.3%
2013 518.47 -24.2%
2014 525.32 +1.3%
2015 485.31 -7.6%
2016 500.29 +3.1%
2017 514.4 +2.8%
2018 389.15 -24.3%
2019 371.23 -4.6%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 371.23 is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.79, 20.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 371.23 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.47, 29.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Ethiopia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +204.5% 744.4 2,267

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,568 744.4 3,136 7
2000s 801.73 390.62 2,476 10
2010s 526.57 371.23 684.39 10

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 21 Cameroon 485.63 compare
  2. 22 Venezuela 390.82 compare
  3. 23 Chad 371.51 compare
  4. 25 Madagascar 278.53 compare
  5. 26 South Sudan 276.74 compare
  6. 27 Vietnam 238.54 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Ethiopia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Ethiopia was 371.23 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 3,136 in 1999.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 371.23 in 2019.
How does Ethiopia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires?
Ethiopia ranks 24th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).