Annual pm25 emissions from wildfires by country
Countries reporting
209
Highest
5.57 million
Indonesia
Lowest
0
Aland Islands
Median
2,804
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
5,952
What the numbers show
Annual pm25 emissions from wildfires is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 5.57 million in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 in Aland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,804, and the mean is 111,869.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 134 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 1,855.0%), and the largest decrease in Andorra (down 100.0%).
Annual pm25 emissions from wildfires: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 5.57 million | 2026 | up 1,341.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Russia | 3.40 million | 2026 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.99 million | 2026 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 1.66 million | 2026 | up 106.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 1.30 million | 2026 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 6 | Angola | 1.17 million | 2026 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 7 | United States | 711,834 | 2026 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 8 | Australia | 593,105 | 2026 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 9 | Zambia | 542,198 | 2026 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 10 | South Sudan | 400,837 | 2026 | down 58.0% | falling |
| 11 | Mozambique | 382,053 | 2026 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 12 | Myanmar | 300,912 | 2026 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 13 | Laos | 280,400 | 2026 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 264,221 | 2026 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 246,570 | 2026 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 16 | India | 241,165 | 2026 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 17 | Tanzania | 231,925 | 2026 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 18 | China | 225,476 | 2026 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 19 | Venezuela | 212,215 | 2026 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 20 | Bolivia | 207,519 | 2026 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 189,262 | 2026 | up 324.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Madagascar | 186,229 | 2026 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 23 | Colombia | 155,884 | 2026 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 24 | Guinea | 149,958 | 2026 | down 73.3% | falling |
| 25 | Congo | 140,945 | 2026 | up 21.3% | flat |
| 26 | South Africa | 140,438 | 2026 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 129,099 | 2026 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 28 | Argentina | 125,540 | 2026 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 29 | Nigeria | 119,084 | 2026 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 109,496 | 2026 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 31 | Thailand | 99,925 | 2026 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Cambodia | 93,298 | 2026 | down 65.0% | falling |
| 33 | Cameroon | 90,824 | 2026 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 34 | Paraguay | 89,014 | 2026 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 83,318 | 2026 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 36 | Ghana | 69,140 | 2026 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 37 | Vietnam | 68,456 | 2026 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 38 | Sudan | 65,120 | 2026 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 63,989 | 2026 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 40 | Uganda | 58,531 | 2026 | down 46.6% | falling |
| 41 | Chad | 54,934 | 2026 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 42 | Mali | 54,139 | 2026 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 50,607 | 2026 | down 35.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Liberia | 49,435 | 2026 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 45,900 | 2026 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Iraq | 41,639 | 2026 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Spain | 41,536 | 2026 | up 225.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Senegal | 41,460 | 2026 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 49 | Namibia | 39,758 | 2026 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 39,048 | 2026 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 51 | Iran | 35,804 | 2026 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 52 | Guatemala | 34,252 | 2026 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Ukraine | 33,518 | 2026 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 54 | Algeria | 32,295 | 2026 | up 61.8% | falling |
| 55 | Botswana | 31,028 | 2026 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Honduras | 29,935 | 2026 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Chile | 29,542 | 2026 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 28,046 | 2026 | down 77.5% | falling |
| 59 | France | 24,221 | 2026 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 21,509 | 2026 | down 39.5% | flat |
| 61 | Gabon | 19,391 | 2026 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 62 | Burkina Faso | 19,019 | 2026 | down 59.8% | falling |
| 63 | Turkey | 17,815 | 2026 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 64 | Cuba | 16,347 | 2026 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 65 | Ecuador | 15,670 | 2026 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 15,490 | 2026 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 67 | Portugal | 14,763 | 2026 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Italy | 14,428 | 2026 | up 96.7% | rising |
| 69 | Benin | 12,990 | 2026 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 12,590 | 2026 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Malawi | 12,529 | 2026 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 72 | Uzbekistan | 12,488 | 2026 | up 95.2% | rising |
| 73 | Mongolia | 12,409 | 2026 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Pakistan | 12,305 | 2026 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 75 | Guinea-Bissau | 12,064 | 2026 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 12,034 | 2026 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 77 | Togo | 11,668 | 2026 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 78 | Nepal | 10,536 | 2026 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 10,089 | 2026 | up 116.8% | falling |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 10,086 | 2026 | up 594.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Guyana | 10,048 | 2026 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Panama | 8,906 | 2026 | down 42.5% | falling |
| 83 | United Kingdom | 8,865 | 2026 | up 462.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Belize | 7,623 | 2026 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 85 | Libya | 6,526 | 2026 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 86 | Serbia | 6,247 | 2026 | up 627.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Egypt | 6,159 | 2026 | up 34.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Burundi | 6,136 | 2026 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,104 | 2026 | up 528.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 5,758 | 2026 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 91 | Belgium | 4,930 | 2026 | up 180.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Greece | 4,864 | 2026 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 4,626 | 2026 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 4,500 | 2026 | down 50.1% | falling |
| 95 | Eswatini | 4,404 | 2026 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 96 | Suriname | 3,822 | 2026 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Gambia | 3,742 | 2026 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 98 | Germany | 3,594 | 2026 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 99 | Albania | 3,498 | 2026 | up 983.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Niger | 3,490 | 2026 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 101 | El Salvador | 3,431 | 2026 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 102 | Syria | 3,311 | 2026 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Japan | 3,205 | 2026 | down 79.0% | rising |
| 104 | Romania | 3,094 | 2026 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 105 | French Guiana | 2,804 | 2026 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 106 | Mauritania | 2,756 | 2026 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Croatia | 2,409 | 2026 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Rwanda | 2,290 | 2026 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 109 | Tunisia | 2,269 | 2026 | up 188.5% | volatile |
| 110 | New Zealand | 2,118 | 2026 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 111 | Montenegro | 2,108 | 2026 | up 1,121.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Fiji | 1,999 | 2026 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 113 | North Korea | 1,894 | 2026 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Azerbaijan | 1,815 | 2026 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 115 | Oman | 1,796 | 2026 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Jamaica | 1,703 | 2026 | up 130.4% | falling |
| 117 | North Macedonia | 1,536 | 2026 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Uruguay | 1,424 | 2026 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 119 | Kuwait | 1,376 | 2026 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Netherlands | 1,113 | 2026 | up 191.9% | rising |
| 121 | Haiti | 1,087 | 2026 | up 122.6% | falling |
| 122 | Morocco | 1,087 | 2026 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Eritrea | 1,059 | 2026 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Ireland | 1,047 | 2026 | up 652.1% | volatile |
| 125 | Bulgaria | 1,015 | 2026 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 126 | South Korea | 998.19 | 2026 | down 69.1% | rising |
| 127 | Lesotho | 893.1 | 2026 | up 100.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Bahamas | 876.86 | 2026 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Austria | 851.01 | 2026 | up 1,855.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea | 768.21 | 2026 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 131 | Finland | 758.56 | 2026 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Somalia | 757.28 | 2026 | down 70.7% | volatile |
| 133 | East Timor | 742.88 | 2026 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Georgia | 699.55 | 2026 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 135 | Norway | 696.74 | 2026 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 136 | New Caledonia | 687.96 | 2026 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Belarus | 661.05 | 2026 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Hungary | 630.11 | 2026 | up 292.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Poland | 554.8 | 2026 | down 36.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 526.56 | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Afghanistan | 517.49 | 2026 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Taiwan | 505.99 | 2026 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Israel | 498.18 | 2026 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Sweden | 491.25 | 2026 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 474.66 | 2026 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Bhutan | 454.1 | 2026 | down 74.4% | falling |
| 147 | Qatar | 430.13 | 2026 | up 161.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Tajikistan | 420.24 | 2026 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 378.67 | 2026 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Lebanon | 317.65 | 2026 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Kyrgyzstan | 315.98 | 2026 | down 53.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Moldova | 258.48 | 2026 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Denmark | 246.72 | 2026 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Brunei | 221.26 | 2026 | down 97.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Armenia | 207.38 | 2026 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Palestine | 190.45 | 2026 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Czechia | 180.68 | 2026 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 158 | Yemen | 180.55 | 2026 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 159 | Greenland | 158.43 | 2026 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Solomon Islands | 139.54 | 2026 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Slovakia | 129.39 | 2026 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 162 | Jordan | 129.18 | 2026 | up 92.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Comoros | 105.02 | 2026 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Switzerland | 102.76 | 2026 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Guadeloupe | 96.58 | 2026 | up 267.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 76.24 | 2026 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Latvia | 68.15 | 2026 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Cyprus | 49.6 | 2026 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | 45.32 | 2026 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Lithuania | 38.03 | 2026 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Bahrain | 35.75 | 2026 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 35.16 | 2026 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Slovenia | 34.51 | 2026 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | 30.06 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Guam | 21.06 | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 14.85 | 2026 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Singapore | 10.31 | 2026 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Lucia | 7.6 | 2026 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 6.78 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 180 | Estonia | 6.33 | 2026 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Djibouti | 5.39 | 2026 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Falkland Islands | 4.32 | 2026 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Curacao | 3.69 | 2026 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Hong Kong | 2.16 | 2026 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 1.87 | 2026 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Jersey | 1.49 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Isle of Man | 0.21 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Aruba | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Andorra | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Iceland | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Kiribati | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Macao | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Monaco | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Malta | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | San Marino | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Martinique | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Mayotte | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Western Sahara | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Montserrat | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Guernsey | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Aland Islands | 0 | 2026 | — | volatile |