Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires by country
Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.
Countries reporting
241
Highest
329.86 million tonnes
Democratic Republic of Congo
Lowest
0 tonnes
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Median
143,179 tonnes
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
5,952
What the numbers show
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires is currently reported for 241 countries. The highest value is 329.86 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo; the lowest is 0 tonnes in United States Minor Outlying Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 143,179 tonnes, and the mean is 10.52 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 152 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 1,973.7%), 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 329.86 million tonnes | 2026 | down 54.4% | falling |
| 2 | Russia | 232.76 million tonnes | 2026 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 3 | Canada | 163.44 million tonnes | 2026 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 158.79 million tonnes | 2026 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 5 | South Sudan | 124.62 million tonnes | 2026 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 6 | Australia | 115.43 million tonnes | 2026 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 7 | United States | 93.61 million tonnes | 2026 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 79.81 million tonnes | 2026 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 9 | Brazil | 76.88 million tonnes | 2026 | down 84.5% | falling |
| 10 | Indonesia | 72.23 million tonnes | 2026 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 64.96 million tonnes | 2026 | down 73.2% | falling |
| 12 | Venezuela | 56.05 million tonnes | 2026 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 13 | Myanmar | 54.18 million tonnes | 2026 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 52.22 million tonnes | 2026 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 15 | Laos | 51.07 million tonnes | 2026 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 16 | India | 46.21 million tonnes | 2026 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 17 | Guinea | 45.04 million tonnes | 2026 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 18 | China | 41.94 million tonnes | 2026 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 38.44 million tonnes | 2026 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 20 | Nigeria | 34.56 million tonnes | 2026 | down 45.7% | falling |
| 21 | South Africa | 28.25 million tonnes | 2026 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 22 | Colombia | 28.17 million tonnes | 2026 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 23 | Tanzania | 24.74 million tonnes | 2026 | down 79.1% | falling |
| 24 | Bolivia | 23.21 million tonnes | 2026 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Mozambique | 22.82 million tonnes | 2026 | down 86.1% | falling |
| 26 | Congo | 22.41 million tonnes | 2026 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 27 | Cameroon | 22.06 million tonnes | 2026 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 28 | Sudan | 20.95 million tonnes | 2026 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 29 | Cambodia | 20.92 million tonnes | 2026 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 30 | Ghana | 20.27 million tonnes | 2026 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 31 | Madagascar | 18.99 million tonnes | 2026 | down 80.6% | falling |
| 32 | Thailand | 18.72 million tonnes | 2026 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 18.36 million tonnes | 2026 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 34 | Chad | 18.16 million tonnes | 2026 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 35 | Mali | 17.52 million tonnes | 2026 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 36 | Argentina | 16.15 million tonnes | 2026 | down 77.2% | falling |
| 37 | Senegal | 13.67 million tonnes | 2026 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 38 | Uganda | 12.51 million tonnes | 2026 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 39 | Paraguay | 12.14 million tonnes | 2026 | down 72.6% | falling |
| 40 | Iraq | 12.11 million tonnes | 2026 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Vietnam | 11.30 million tonnes | 2026 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 42 | Iran | 10.36 million tonnes | 2026 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 9.59 million tonnes | 2026 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Liberia | 8.93 million tonnes | 2026 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Papua New Guinea | 8.84 million tonnes | 2026 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 46 | Spain | 8.37 million tonnes | 2026 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 47 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.76 million tonnes | 2026 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 48 | Guatemala | 7.34 million tonnes | 2026 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 6.36 million tonnes | 2026 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 50 | Chile | 6.33 million tonnes | 2026 | down 47.7% | rising |
| 51 | Burkina Faso | 6.30 million tonnes | 2026 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 6.28 million tonnes | 2026 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 53 | Malaysia | 5.93 million tonnes | 2026 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Honduras | 5.40 million tonnes | 2026 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 55 | Algeria | 5.14 million tonnes | 2026 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 56 | France | 4.73 million tonnes | 2026 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Nicaragua | 4.41 million tonnes | 2026 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 58 | Benin | 4.22 million tonnes | 2026 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 59 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.96 million tonnes | 2026 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 60 | Botswana | 3.90 million tonnes | 2026 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 3.71 million tonnes | 2026 | down 83.8% | falling |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 3.63 million tonnes | 2026 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 63 | Togo | 3.30 million tonnes | 2026 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 2.96 million tonnes | 2026 | up 511.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Namibia | 2.85 million tonnes | 2026 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Mongolia | 2.80 million tonnes | 2026 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Gabon | 2.78 million tonnes | 2026 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 2.70 million tonnes | 2026 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Pakistan | 2.69 million tonnes | 2026 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 70 | Turkey | 2.64 million tonnes | 2026 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Ukraine | 2.52 million tonnes | 2026 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 72 | Cuba | 2.51 million tonnes | 2026 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 2.15 million tonnes | 2026 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 74 | Portugal | 2.09 million tonnes | 2026 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Libya | 2.06 million tonnes | 2026 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 76 | Kenya | 1.86 million tonnes | 2026 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 77 | Italy | 1.83 million tonnes | 2026 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 78 | Panama | 1.75 million tonnes | 2026 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 79 | Nepal | 1.74 million tonnes | 2026 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Malawi | 1.56 million tonnes | 2026 | down 88.2% | falling |
| 81 | Egypt | 1.43 million tonnes | 2026 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Turkmenistan | 1.37 million tonnes | 2026 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 1.36 million tonnes | 2026 | up 45.7% | falling |
| 84 | Ecuador | 1.27 million tonnes | 2026 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Gambia | 1.20 million tonnes | 2026 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 86 | Belize | 1.20 million tonnes | 2026 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 1.15 million tonnes | 2026 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 88 | Niger | 1.14 million tonnes | 2026 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 89 | Greece | 997,989 tonnes | 2026 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 90 | United Kingdom | 992,439 tonnes | 2026 | up 129.6% | volatile |
| 91 | El Salvador | 951,314 tonnes | 2026 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 92 | Guyana | 895,426 tonnes | 2026 | down 67.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritania | 893,831 tonnes | 2026 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Japan | 865,840 tonnes | 2026 | down 81.4% | rising |
| 95 | Eswatini | 762,916 tonnes | 2026 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 96 | Germany | 660,099 tonnes | 2026 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 97 | Oman | 503,178 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Rwanda | 425,737 tonnes | 2026 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 99 | New Zealand | 402,632 tonnes | 2026 | down 83.2% | falling |
| 100 | Burundi | 383,456 tonnes | 2026 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Kuwait | 379,388 tonnes | 2026 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Syria | 325,874 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Eritrea | 313,196 tonnes | 2026 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 267,717 tonnes | 2026 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 105 | North Korea | 263,492 tonnes | 2026 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 257,570 tonnes | 2026 | down 83.1% | falling |
| 107 | Bahamas | 248,018 tonnes | 2026 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Romania | 244,662 tonnes | 2026 | down 77.0% | falling |
| 109 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 233,211 tonnes | 2026 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Austria | 231,590 tonnes | 2026 | up 1,973.7% | volatile |
| 112 | South Korea | 224,556 tonnes | 2026 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Azerbaijan | 219,504 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.7% | falling |
| 114 | Somalia | 199,840 tonnes | 2026 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Haiti | 194,283 tonnes | 2026 | up 96.9% | falling |
| 116 | Netherlands | 189,017 tonnes | 2026 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 117 | Tunisia | 185,668 tonnes | 2026 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Morocco | 183,074 tonnes | 2026 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Belarus | 170,729 tonnes | 2026 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Jamaica | 161,050 tonnes | 2026 | up 20.9% | falling |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 155,007 tonnes | 2026 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Qatar | 143,179 tonnes | 2026 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Croatia | 141,726 tonnes | 2026 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Taiwan | 122,470 tonnes | 2026 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 119,395 tonnes | 2026 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Norway | 117,386 tonnes | 2026 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Suriname | 97,956 tonnes | 2026 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Equatorial Guinea | 94,093 tonnes | 2026 | down 47.1% | rising |
| 129 | Belgium | 92,996 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.1% | falling |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 92,938 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Fiji | 89,346 tonnes | 2026 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Poland | 88,595 tonnes | 2026 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Lesotho | 86,620 tonnes | 2026 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Serbia | 85,659 tonnes | 2026 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Finland | 82,377 tonnes | 2026 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 136 | Hungary | 81,598 tonnes | 2026 | up 218.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Bhutan | 78,603 tonnes | 2026 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 73,713 tonnes | 2026 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Israel | 72,041 tonnes | 2026 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Georgia | 68,788 tonnes | 2026 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 66,586 tonnes | 2026 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 60,938 tonnes | 2026 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 143 | Palestine | 57,024 tonnes | 2026 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Sweden | 56,759 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | 56,736 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Lebanon | 50,916 tonnes | 2026 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Denmark | 47,063 tonnes | 2026 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Yemen | 45,700 tonnes | 2026 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Montenegro | 41,827 tonnes | 2026 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Brunei | 40,798 tonnes | 2026 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Jordan | 36,594 tonnes | 2026 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Czechia | 36,485 tonnes | 2026 | down 76.4% | falling |
| 153 | Albania | 32,878 tonnes | 2026 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 154 | French Guiana | 30,404 tonnes | 2026 | down 96.6% | falling |
| 155 | North Macedonia | 27,723 tonnes | 2026 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Moldova | 25,013 tonnes | 2026 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 157 | New Caledonia | 24,823 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 158 | Switzerland | 21,848 tonnes | 2026 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Solomon Islands | 20,512 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Comoros | 18,859 tonnes | 2026 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Greenland | 18,653 tonnes | 2026 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Armenia | 17,631 tonnes | 2026 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Slovakia | 17,193 tonnes | 2026 | down 88.5% | falling |
| 165 | Cyprus | 16,019 tonnes | 2026 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12,918 tonnes | 2026 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 167 | East Timor | 12,230 tonnes | 2026 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahrain | 11,912 tonnes | 2026 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Latvia | 10,202 tonnes | 2026 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Lithuania | 9,166 tonnes | 2026 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Dominica | 8,136 tonnes | 2026 | up 196.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovenia | 5,802 tonnes | 2026 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Grenada | 5,398 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4,937 tonnes | 2026 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Cape Verde | 4,426 tonnes | 2026 | down 95.8% | 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 | Falkland Islands | 1,438 tonnes | 2026 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Lucia | 1,366 tonnes | 2026 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Curacao | 1,231 tonnes | 2026 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Djibouti | 1,037 tonnes | 2026 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Estonia | 803.1 tonnes | 2026 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 184 | Hong Kong | 600.56 tonnes | 2026 | down 99.6% | 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 | American Samoa | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Bermuda | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Barbados | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Cayman Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Faroe Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Micronesia (country) | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 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 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Monaco | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Maldives | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Mauritius | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Palau | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | French Polynesia | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | San Marino | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Tonga | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 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 | Samoa | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Reunion | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Western Sahara | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Anguilla | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Cook Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Montserrat | 0 tonnes | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Niue | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 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 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Tokelau | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Vatican | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Cocos Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Norfolk Island | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Christmas Island | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Pitcairn | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Bouvet Island | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | French Southern Territories | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
| 187 | Aland Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0 tonnes | 2026 | — | flat |
About this data
Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.