Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires by country
PM2.5 emissions represent the quantity of fine particulate matter (diameter less than 2.5 micrometers) released by wildfires, in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
3.33 million tonnes
Russia
Lowest
0 tonnes
Aland Islands
Median
2,353 tonnes
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
5,952
What the numbers show
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 3.33 million tonnes in Russia; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Aland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,353 tonnes, and the mean is 93,964 tonnes.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 140 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 1,824.3%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 3.33 million tonnes | 2026 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3.27 million tonnes | 2026 | up 747.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.91 million tonnes | 2026 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 1.66 million tonnes | 2026 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 1.05 million tonnes | 2026 | down 33.2% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 872,826 tonnes | 2026 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 7 | United States | 681,525 tonnes | 2026 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 8 | Australia | 506,605 tonnes | 2026 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 467,969 tonnes | 2026 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 10 | South Sudan | 391,685 tonnes | 2026 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 11 | Myanmar | 300,745 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 12 | Mozambique | 298,268 tonnes | 2026 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 13 | Laos | 280,260 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 261,070 tonnes | 2026 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 246,435 tonnes | 2026 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 16 | India | 240,486 tonnes | 2026 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 17 | China | 219,400 tonnes | 2026 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 18 | Venezuela | 206,704 tonnes | 2026 | down 26.6% | rising |
| 19 | Tanzania | 176,383 tonnes | 2026 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 20 | Guinea | 149,887 tonnes | 2026 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 148,210 tonnes | 2026 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 22 | Bolivia | 147,562 tonnes | 2026 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Madagascar | 139,504 tonnes | 2026 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 133,796 tonnes | 2026 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 25 | Congo | 128,358 tonnes | 2026 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 126,718 tonnes | 2026 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 27 | Nigeria | 118,794 tonnes | 2026 | down 46.7% | falling |
| 28 | Papua New Guinea | 114,922 tonnes | 2026 | up 157.6% | falling |
| 29 | Thailand | 99,753 tonnes | 2026 | down 37.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 93,323 tonnes | 2026 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 31 | Cambodia | 93,184 tonnes | 2026 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 32 | Cameroon | 90,774 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.0% | falling |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 83,313 tonnes | 2026 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 34 | Ghana | 68,896 tonnes | 2026 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 35 | Peru | 67,833 tonnes | 2026 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 36 | Paraguay | 65,946 tonnes | 2026 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 37 | Vietnam | 65,304 tonnes | 2026 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 38 | Sudan | 64,568 tonnes | 2026 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 39 | Uganda | 54,949 tonnes | 2026 | down 49.9% | falling |
| 40 | Chad | 54,760 tonnes | 2026 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 41 | Mali | 53,869 tonnes | 2026 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 42 | Liberia | 49,433 tonnes | 2026 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 48,794 tonnes | 2026 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 47,311 tonnes | 2026 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 44,644 tonnes | 2026 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Senegal | 41,344 tonnes | 2026 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 47 | Spain | 40,732 tonnes | 2026 | up 218.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Iraq | 40,320 tonnes | 2026 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Philippines | 38,622 tonnes | 2026 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 50 | Iran | 34,357 tonnes | 2026 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 51 | Guatemala | 34,080 tonnes | 2026 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Namibia | 33,427 tonnes | 2026 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Ukraine | 32,264 tonnes | 2026 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 54 | Algeria | 31,762 tonnes | 2026 | up 59.1% | falling |
| 55 | Honduras | 29,539 tonnes | 2026 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Chile | 29,370 tonnes | 2026 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27,866 tonnes | 2026 | down 77.7% | falling |
| 58 | Botswana | 25,631 tonnes | 2026 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 59 | France | 23,734 tonnes | 2026 | up 221.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 21,424 tonnes | 2026 | down 39.7% | flat |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 19,009 tonnes | 2026 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 62 | Gabon | 17,932 tonnes | 2026 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 63 | Turkey | 16,708 tonnes | 2026 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 64 | Cuba | 16,270 tonnes | 2026 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 65 | Portugal | 14,069 tonnes | 2026 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 13,754 tonnes | 2026 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Italy | 13,659 tonnes | 2026 | up 86.2% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 12,982 tonnes | 2026 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 69 | Kenya | 12,790 tonnes | 2026 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 12,315 tonnes | 2026 | up 92.5% | rising |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | 12,062 tonnes | 2026 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 72 | Pakistan | 12,058 tonnes | 2026 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 12,031 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 74 | Mongolia | 11,835 tonnes | 2026 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Togo | 11,665 tonnes | 2026 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 11,430 tonnes | 2026 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Nepal | 10,534 tonnes | 2026 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 9,814 tonnes | 2026 | up 576.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Malawi | 9,785 tonnes | 2026 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 80 | Dominican Republic | 9,009 tonnes | 2026 | up 93.6% | falling |
| 81 | Panama | 8,898 tonnes | 2026 | down 42.6% | falling |
| 82 | United Kingdom | 8,743 tonnes | 2026 | up 454.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Belize | 7,374 tonnes | 2026 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 84 | Libya | 6,381 tonnes | 2026 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 85 | Guyana | 6,025 tonnes | 2026 | down 59.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,780 tonnes | 2026 | up 495.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 5,709 tonnes | 2026 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 88 | Serbia | 5,387 tonnes | 2026 | up 527.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Egypt | 5,331 tonnes | 2026 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Burundi | 5,074 tonnes | 2026 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Belgium | 4,927 tonnes | 2026 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Greece | 4,807 tonnes | 2026 | down 47.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 4,566 tonnes | 2026 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 94 | Eswatini | 4,217 tonnes | 2026 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 4,117 tonnes | 2026 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 96 | Gambia | 3,742 tonnes | 2026 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 97 | Niger | 3,432 tonnes | 2026 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 98 | El Salvador | 3,383 tonnes | 2026 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 99 | Germany | 3,297 tonnes | 2026 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 100 | Albania | 3,221 tonnes | 2026 | up 897.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Japan | 3,043 tonnes | 2026 | down 80.1% | rising |
| 102 | Syria | 2,952 tonnes | 2026 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritania | 2,723 tonnes | 2026 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Romania | 2,561 tonnes | 2026 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 105 | Croatia | 2,353 tonnes | 2026 | up 299.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Rwanda | 2,192 tonnes | 2026 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 107 | Tunisia | 2,106 tonnes | 2026 | up 167.8% | volatile |
| 108 | New Zealand | 1,969 tonnes | 2026 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 109 | North Korea | 1,878 tonnes | 2026 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Montenegro | 1,836 tonnes | 2026 | up 964.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 1,761 tonnes | 2026 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 112 | Oman | 1,602 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Fiji | 1,559 tonnes | 2026 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Jamaica | 1,555 tonnes | 2026 | up 110.3% | falling |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 1,317 tonnes | 2026 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Suriname | 1,275 tonnes | 2026 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Kuwait | 1,273 tonnes | 2026 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Uruguay | 1,172 tonnes | 2026 | down 13.4% | falling |
| 119 | Netherlands | 1,111 tonnes | 2026 | up 191.4% | rising |
| 120 | Haiti | 1,068 tonnes | 2026 | up 118.7% | falling |
| 121 | Ireland | 1,047 tonnes | 2026 | up 652.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Eritrea | 1,043 tonnes | 2026 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 123 | South Korea | 974.35 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.8% | rising |
| 124 | Bahamas | 876.86 tonnes | 2026 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Lesotho | 870.24 tonnes | 2026 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Morocco | 853.91 tonnes | 2026 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Austria | 837.63 tonnes | 2026 | up 1,824.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 810.03 tonnes | 2026 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Equatorial Guinea | 768.21 tonnes | 2026 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 130 | Finland | 709.06 tonnes | 2026 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Somalia | 702.97 tonnes | 2026 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Norway | 696.74 tonnes | 2026 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Georgia | 678.05 tonnes | 2026 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 134 | Belarus | 653.41 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Hungary | 592.8 tonnes | 2026 | up 269.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Vanuatu | 520.89 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Afghanistan | 514.54 tonnes | 2026 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Poland | 501.39 tonnes | 2026 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Sweden | 479.69 tonnes | 2026 | down 82.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Taiwan | 470.53 tonnes | 2026 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Puerto Rico | 468.55 tonnes | 2026 | up 109.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Bhutan | 452.39 tonnes | 2026 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 143 | French Guiana | 435.61 tonnes | 2026 | down 91.1% | falling |
| 144 | Israel | 433.55 tonnes | 2026 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Qatar | 429.58 tonnes | 2026 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 410.37 tonnes | 2026 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 378.32 tonnes | 2026 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Lebanon | 314.41 tonnes | 2026 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 309.99 tonnes | 2026 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 150 | East Timor | 301.22 tonnes | 2026 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 151 | New Caledonia | 287.26 tonnes | 2026 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Moldova | 252.25 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Denmark | 235.3 tonnes | 2026 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Brunei | 221.26 tonnes | 2026 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Palestine | 183.55 tonnes | 2026 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Yemen | 167.2 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Armenia | 160.15 tonnes | 2026 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Greenland | 158.43 tonnes | 2026 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Czechia | 156.2 tonnes | 2026 | down 67.5% | falling |
| 160 | Jordan | 123.92 tonnes | 2026 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Slovakia | 123.21 tonnes | 2026 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 115.29 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Comoros | 105.02 tonnes | 2026 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Switzerland | 101.61 tonnes | 2026 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Guadeloupe | 96.58 tonnes | 2026 | up 267.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 76.24 tonnes | 2026 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Latvia | 68.15 tonnes | 2026 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Cyprus | 48.07 tonnes | 2026 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | 45.32 tonnes | 2026 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Lithuania | 36.98 tonnes | 2026 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 171 | Bahrain | 35.75 tonnes | 2026 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.16 tonnes | 2026 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Slovenia | 34.51 tonnes | 2026 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | 30.06 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Guam | 21.06 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 14.74 tonnes | 2026 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Singapore | 10.31 tonnes | 2026 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Lucia | 7.6 tonnes | 2026 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 6.78 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Estonia | 6.33 tonnes | 2026 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Djibouti | 5.39 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Falkland Islands | 4.32 tonnes | 2026 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Curacao | 3.69 tonnes | 2026 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Hong Kong | 2.16 tonnes | 2026 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 1.87 tonnes | 2026 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Isle of Man | 0.21 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
PM2.5 emissions represent the quantity of fine particulate matter (diameter less than 2.5 micrometers) released by wildfires, in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 18 September 2026.