Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires by country
Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
610.33 million tonnes
Indonesia
Lowest
0 tonnes
Aland Islands
Median
539,727 tonnes
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
5,952
What the numbers show
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 610.33 million tonnes in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Aland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 539,727 tonnes, and the mean is 20.49 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 140 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 2,233.2%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 610.33 million tonnes | 2026 | up 746.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 520.41 million tonnes | 2026 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 3 | Russia | 460.43 million tonnes | 2026 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 4 | Angola | 323.15 million tonnes | 2026 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 5 | Canada | 203.48 million tonnes | 2026 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Brazil | 194.64 million tonnes | 2026 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 7 | Australia | 153.35 million tonnes | 2026 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 153.11 million tonnes | 2026 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 9 | United States | 132.51 million tonnes | 2026 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 10 | South Sudan | 130.15 million tonnes | 2026 | down 58.4% | falling |
| 11 | Mozambique | 99.42 million tonnes | 2026 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 12 | Central African Republic | 79.90 million tonnes | 2026 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 13 | Venezuela | 58.38 million tonnes | 2026 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 14 | Tanzania | 55.38 million tonnes | 2026 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 15 | Mexico | 55.16 million tonnes | 2026 | down 25.6% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 54.19 million tonnes | 2026 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 17 | Laos | 51.09 million tonnes | 2026 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 18 | India | 46.45 million tonnes | 2026 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 19 | Guinea | 45.04 million tonnes | 2026 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 20 | China | 44.55 million tonnes | 2026 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 21 | South Africa | 43.93 million tonnes | 2026 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 41.96 million tonnes | 2026 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 23 | Bolivia | 40.51 million tonnes | 2026 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Madagascar | 36.34 million tonnes | 2026 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 25 | Nigeria | 34.78 million tonnes | 2026 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 26 | Congo | 34.50 million tonnes | 2026 | up 12.6% | flat |
| 27 | Colombia | 32.85 million tonnes | 2026 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 24.19 million tonnes | 2026 | down 65.8% | falling |
| 29 | Cameroon | 22.11 million tonnes | 2026 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 30 | Sudan | 21.03 million tonnes | 2026 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 31 | Cambodia | 20.97 million tonnes | 2026 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | 20.72 million tonnes | 2026 | up 152.9% | falling |
| 33 | Ghana | 20.33 million tonnes | 2026 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 34 | Thailand | 18.81 million tonnes | 2026 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Paraguay | 18.53 million tonnes | 2026 | down 58.1% | falling |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 18.37 million tonnes | 2026 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 37 | Chad | 18.25 million tonnes | 2026 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 38 | Mali | 17.55 million tonnes | 2026 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 16.26 million tonnes | 2026 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 40 | Uganda | 15.93 million tonnes | 2026 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 41 | Peru | 13.75 million tonnes | 2026 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 42 | Senegal | 13.68 million tonnes | 2026 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 13.59 million tonnes | 2026 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Iraq | 13.26 million tonnes | 2026 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Vietnam | 12.37 million tonnes | 2026 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 46 | Iran | 11.32 million tonnes | 2026 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 47 | Spain | 11.22 million tonnes | 2026 | up 247.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Namibia | 11.14 million tonnes | 2026 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Algeria | 10.47 million tonnes | 2026 | up 59.1% | falling |
| 50 | Liberia | 8.93 million tonnes | 2026 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Botswana | 8.54 million tonnes | 2026 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Malaysia | 8.24 million tonnes | 2026 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.79 million tonnes | 2026 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 54 | Guatemala | 7.48 million tonnes | 2026 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Philippines | 6.94 million tonnes | 2026 | down 37.2% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 6.48 million tonnes | 2026 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 57 | Burkina Faso | 6.31 million tonnes | 2026 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 58 | Honduras | 5.76 million tonnes | 2026 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 59 | Ukraine | 5.50 million tonnes | 2026 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 60 | France | 5.22 million tonnes | 2026 | up 189.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Nicaragua | 4.53 million tonnes | 2026 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 62 | Benin | 4.23 million tonnes | 2026 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 63 | Turkey | 4.04 million tonnes | 2026 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 3.96 million tonnes | 2026 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.96 million tonnes | 2026 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 66 | Gabon | 3.90 million tonnes | 2026 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 3.81 million tonnes | 2026 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Kenya | 3.38 million tonnes | 2026 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 69 | Portugal | 3.37 million tonnes | 2026 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Togo | 3.30 million tonnes | 2026 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 3.27 million tonnes | 2026 | up 576.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Malawi | 3.26 million tonnes | 2026 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 73 | Cuba | 3.22 million tonnes | 2026 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 74 | Italy | 3.11 million tonnes | 2026 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 75 | Mongolia | 3.06 million tonnes | 2026 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Ecuador | 2.77 million tonnes | 2026 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Pakistan | 2.73 million tonnes | 2026 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 2.16 million tonnes | 2026 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 2.15 million tonnes | 2026 | up 130.5% | falling |
| 80 | Libya | 2.13 million tonnes | 2026 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 81 | Egypt | 1.76 million tonnes | 2026 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Panama | 1.75 million tonnes | 2026 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 83 | Nepal | 1.74 million tonnes | 2026 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Belgium | 1.63 million tonnes | 2026 | up 178.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Turkmenistan | 1.46 million tonnes | 2026 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 86 | Eswatini | 1.41 million tonnes | 2026 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 87 | United Kingdom | 1.40 million tonnes | 2026 | up 223.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Burundi | 1.35 million tonnes | 2026 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Belize | 1.32 million tonnes | 2026 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.21 million tonnes | 2026 | up 480.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Guyana | 1.21 million tonnes | 2026 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Gambia | 1.20 million tonnes | 2026 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 1.15 million tonnes | 2026 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 94 | Niger | 1.14 million tonnes | 2026 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 95 | Greece | 1.11 million tonnes | 2026 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 96 | El Salvador | 981,962 tonnes | 2026 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 97 | Japan | 939,204 tonnes | 2026 | down 79.9% | rising |
| 98 | Germany | 933,680 tonnes | 2026 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritania | 901,556 tonnes | 2026 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Serbia | 828,107 tonnes | 2026 | up 495.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Albania | 751,960 tonnes | 2026 | up 928.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 711,745 tonnes | 2026 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 103 | Croatia | 685,812 tonnes | 2026 | up 358.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Rwanda | 649,708 tonnes | 2026 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 105 | Syria | 539,727 tonnes | 2026 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Oman | 533,992 tonnes | 2026 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Romania | 478,889 tonnes | 2026 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 449,946 tonnes | 2026 | down 81.2% | falling |
| 109 | Kuwait | 424,301 tonnes | 2026 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Fiji | 398,090 tonnes | 2026 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Tunisia | 380,717 tonnes | 2026 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Montenegro | 351,862 tonnes | 2026 | up 744.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Eritrea | 347,787 tonnes | 2026 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Uruguay | 342,818 tonnes | 2026 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 333,514 tonnes | 2026 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 298,249 tonnes | 2026 | down 41.1% | falling |
| 117 | Lesotho | 290,060 tonnes | 2026 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Jamaica | 280,203 tonnes | 2026 | up 110.3% | falling |
| 119 | Bahamas | 270,262 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 120 | North Korea | 265,981 tonnes | 2026 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Morocco | 263,841 tonnes | 2026 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 122 | South Korea | 261,986 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Austria | 260,574 tonnes | 2026 | up 2,233.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Haiti | 244,812 tonnes | 2026 | up 148.2% | falling |
| 125 | Ireland | 235,558 tonnes | 2026 | up 643.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Somalia | 234,310 tonnes | 2026 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Suriname | 233,309 tonnes | 2026 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Netherlands | 225,529 tonnes | 2026 | up 93.7% | rising |
| 129 | Belarus | 190,950 tonnes | 2026 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Afghanistan | 162,439 tonnes | 2026 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 152,661 tonnes | 2026 | down 71.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Israel | 144,508 tonnes | 2026 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Qatar | 143,179 tonnes | 2026 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 138,746 tonnes | 2026 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 135 | Taiwan | 130,496 tonnes | 2026 | down 52.9% | rising |
| 136 | Tajikistan | 123,002 tonnes | 2026 | up 40.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Norway | 117,498 tonnes | 2026 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Poland | 111,479 tonnes | 2026 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Georgia | 109,456 tonnes | 2026 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 140 | Lebanon | 104,794 tonnes | 2026 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Hungary | 101,473 tonnes | 2026 | up 295.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Vanuatu | 93,514 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 143 | East Timor | 92,130 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Finland | 90,423 tonnes | 2026 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 83,555 tonnes | 2026 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Bhutan | 78,904 tonnes | 2026 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 147 | French Guiana | 78,213 tonnes | 2026 | down 91.1% | falling |
| 148 | Sweden | 75,386 tonnes | 2026 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 74,501 tonnes | 2026 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Kyrgyzstan | 72,598 tonnes | 2026 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Palestine | 61,173 tonnes | 2026 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Denmark | 59,889 tonnes | 2026 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 153 | New Caledonia | 56,382 tonnes | 2026 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Yemen | 55,727 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Jordan | 41,326 tonnes | 2026 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Brunei | 41,059 tonnes | 2026 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Moldova | 39,986 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 158 | Czechia | 38,376 tonnes | 2026 | down 75.2% | falling |
| 159 | Armenia | 30,027 tonnes | 2026 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 160 | Switzerland | 26,336 tonnes | 2026 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Slovakia | 23,188 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.5% | falling |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 20,989 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Greenland | 19,403 tonnes | 2026 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Comoros | 18,859 tonnes | 2026 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Guadeloupe | 17,336 tonnes | 2026 | up 267.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Cyprus | 16,019 tonnes | 2026 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13,691 tonnes | 2026 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahrain | 11,912 tonnes | 2026 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Latvia | 10,296 tonnes | 2026 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Lithuania | 9,575 tonnes | 2026 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Dominica | 8,136 tonnes | 2026 | up 196.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6,312 tonnes | 2026 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Slovenia | 6,168 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | 5,398 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Cape Verde | 4,914 tonnes | 2026 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Guam | 3,780 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Singapore | 3,436 tonnes | 2026 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 2,262 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 179 | Djibouti | 1,800 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Falkland Islands | 1,438 tonnes | 2026 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 1,366 tonnes | 2026 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Curacao | 1,231 tonnes | 2026 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Estonia | 803.1 tonnes | 2026 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Hong Kong | 600.56 tonnes | 2026 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 297.44 tonnes | 2026 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Isle of Man | 25.56 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Aruba | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Andorra | 0 tonnes | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Gibraltar | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Iceland | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Macao | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Monaco | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Malta | 0 tonnes | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | San Marino | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 tonnes | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | British Virgin Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Martinique | 0 tonnes | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Mayotte | 0 tonnes | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Western Sahara | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Montserrat | 0 tonnes | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Guernsey | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Jersey | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Saint Helena | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Aland Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
About this data
Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.