Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Asia or Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?

Bolivia (Plurinational State of), at 516,327 kt against 320,939 kt in Asia as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Asia and Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?

195,388 kt, with Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Asia vs Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Forest fires — Emissions

Asia

320,939 kt

in 2024

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

516,327 kt

in 2024

Asia rank

4th

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank

3rd

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Asia
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

How they compare

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) currently reports 516,327 kt against 320,939 kt in Asia, a difference of 195,388 kt.

That makes Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s figure about 1.6 times Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Asia ahead.

Asia ranks 4th and Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 3rd of 22 groups.

Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Asia	Bolivia (Plurinational State of)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	439,024 kt	95,290 kt	343,734 kt	Asia
2010s	425,830 kt	82,344 kt	343,487 kt	Asia
2020s	357,079 kt	198,839 kt	158,239 kt	Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Asia or Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?: Bolivia (Plurinational State of), at 516,327 kt against 320,939 kt in Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Asia and Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?: 195,388 kt, with Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Asia and Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank globally for forest fires — emissions?: Asia ranks 4th and Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 3rd of 22 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 234 places, 5,513 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.