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 07 August 2026.
Countries reporting
241
Highest
1.62 million tonnes
Russia
Lowest
0 tonnes
United States Minor Outlying Islands
Median
576.81 tonnes
Years covered
24
2003–2026
Data points
5,952
What the numbers show
Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires is currently reported for 241 countries. The highest value is 1.62 million tonnes in Russia; the lowest is 0 tonnes in United States Minor Outlying Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 576.81 tonnes, and the mean is 46,520 tonnes.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 152 fell. The largest increase was in Austria (up 1,614.9%), 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 | 1.62 million tonnes | 2026 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 2 | Canada | 1.33 million tonnes | 2026 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.22 million tonnes | 2026 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 4 | Angola | 502,410 tonnes | 2026 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 5 | United States | 450,253 tonnes | 2026 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 388,485 tonnes | 2026 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Australia | 386,888 tonnes | 2026 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 8 | South Sudan | 374,809 tonnes | 2026 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 9 | Brazil | 327,516 tonnes | 2026 | down 85.8% | falling |
| 10 | Myanmar | 300,646 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 11 | Laos | 280,186 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 12 | Mexico | 246,831 tonnes | 2026 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 246,135 tonnes | 2026 | down 64.7% | falling |
| 14 | India | 239,290 tonnes | 2026 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 15 | China | 206,521 tonnes | 2026 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 16 | Zambia | 198,256 tonnes | 2026 | down 73.1% | falling |
| 17 | Venezuela | 197,181 tonnes | 2026 | down 30.0% | rising |
| 18 | Guinea | 149,879 tonnes | 2026 | down 73.4% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 124,411 tonnes | 2026 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 20 | Nigeria | 118,070 tonnes | 2026 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 116,118 tonnes | 2026 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 22 | Thailand | 99,228 tonnes | 2026 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Cambodia | 92,930 tonnes | 2026 | down 65.1% | falling |
| 24 | Cameroon | 90,507 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.1% | falling |
| 25 | South Africa | 86,388 tonnes | 2026 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 26 | Sierra Leone | 83,300 tonnes | 2026 | down 76.2% | falling |
| 27 | Congo | 81,356 tonnes | 2026 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 28 | Bolivia | 80,154 tonnes | 2026 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Tanzania | 77,332 tonnes | 2026 | down 79.3% | falling |
| 30 | Madagascar | 73,398 tonnes | 2026 | down 82.4% | falling |
| 31 | Ghana | 68,620 tonnes | 2026 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 32 | Mozambique | 68,452 tonnes | 2026 | down 86.2% | falling |
| 33 | Sudan | 64,304 tonnes | 2026 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 34 | Argentina | 62,598 tonnes | 2026 | down 76.5% | falling |
| 35 | Vietnam | 59,917 tonnes | 2026 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 36 | Chad | 54,476 tonnes | 2026 | down 75.5% | falling |
| 37 | Mali | 53,765 tonnes | 2026 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 38 | Liberia | 49,406 tonnes | 2026 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Papua New Guinea | 49,062 tonnes | 2026 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 40 | Paraguay | 42,918 tonnes | 2026 | down 75.3% | falling |
| 41 | Uganda | 41,762 tonnes | 2026 | down 61.9% | falling |
| 42 | Senegal | 41,334 tonnes | 2026 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 43 | Iraq | 36,707 tonnes | 2026 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 35,405 tonnes | 2026 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 34,809 tonnes | 2026 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Guatemala | 33,332 tonnes | 2026 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Malaysia | 32,011 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Iran | 31,429 tonnes | 2026 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 30,075 tonnes | 2026 | up 135.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 28,754 tonnes | 2026 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Honduras | 27,824 tonnes | 2026 | down 51.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Cote d'Ivoire | 27,696 tonnes | 2026 | down 77.8% | falling |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 20,982 tonnes | 2026 | down 41.0% | flat |
| 54 | France | 20,803 tonnes | 2026 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 18,983 tonnes | 2026 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 18,834 tonnes | 2026 | down 73.6% | falling |
| 57 | Peru | 16,536 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.9% | falling |
| 58 | Algeria | 15,640 tonnes | 2026 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 59 | Ukraine | 15,515 tonnes | 2026 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 60 | Benin | 12,960 tonnes | 2026 | down 72.5% | falling |
| 61 | Gabon | 12,628 tonnes | 2026 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 62 | Cuba | 12,485 tonnes | 2026 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 12,061 tonnes | 2026 | down 65.7% | falling |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 12,012 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 65 | Pakistan | 11,884 tonnes | 2026 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 66 | Botswana | 11,700 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Togo | 11,651 tonnes | 2026 | down 60.3% | falling |
| 68 | Uzbekistan | 11,274 tonnes | 2026 | up 76.3% | rising |
| 69 | Mongolia | 10,984 tonnes | 2026 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Turkey | 10,952 tonnes | 2026 | down 46.5% | rising |
| 71 | Nepal | 10,534 tonnes | 2026 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Portugal | 9,145 tonnes | 2026 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 8,882 tonnes | 2026 | up 511.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Panama | 8,874 tonnes | 2026 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 75 | Namibia | 8,550 tonnes | 2026 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Italy | 8,397 tonnes | 2026 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 8,102 tonnes | 2026 | down 7.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Ecuador | 7,012 tonnes | 2026 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Belize | 6,657 tonnes | 2026 | down 30.3% | rising |
| 80 | Kenya | 6,595 tonnes | 2026 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 81 | United Kingdom | 6,514 tonnes | 2026 | up 313.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Libya | 6,189 tonnes | 2026 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 5,686 tonnes | 2026 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 5,398 tonnes | 2026 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 85 | Malawi | 4,672 tonnes | 2026 | down 88.2% | falling |
| 86 | Guyana | 4,442 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Greece | 4,406 tonnes | 2026 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Egypt | 4,323 tonnes | 2026 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 4,299 tonnes | 2026 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 90 | Gambia | 3,742 tonnes | 2026 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 91 | Niger | 3,425 tonnes | 2026 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 92 | El Salvador | 3,266 tonnes | 2026 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 93 | Japan | 2,802 tonnes | 2026 | down 81.7% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritania | 2,699 tonnes | 2026 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Germany | 2,355 tonnes | 2026 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 96 | Eswatini | 2,289 tonnes | 2026 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 97 | North Korea | 1,864 tonnes | 2026 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Syria | 1,730 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 99 | New Zealand | 1,728 tonnes | 2026 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 100 | Oman | 1,510 tonnes | 2026 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 1,447 tonnes | 2026 | down 83.9% | falling |
| 102 | Burundi | 1,388 tonnes | 2026 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Rwanda | 1,293 tonnes | 2026 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 104 | Romania | 1,289 tonnes | 2026 | down 80.5% | falling |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 1,288 tonnes | 2026 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 106 | Kuwait | 1,138 tonnes | 2026 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Tunisia | 1,004 tonnes | 2026 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Eritrea | 939.58 tonnes | 2026 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Netherlands | 931.69 tonnes | 2026 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 111 | Uruguay | 927.62 tonnes | 2026 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 112 | Jamaica | 894.64 tonnes | 2026 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 113 | Haiti | 865.25 tonnes | 2026 | up 77.2% | falling |
| 114 | South Korea | 845.64 tonnes | 2026 | down 73.8% | rising |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 840.34 tonnes | 2026 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Bahamas | 810.13 tonnes | 2026 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Austria | 746.51 tonnes | 2026 | up 1,614.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Norway | 695.83 tonnes | 2026 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Finland | 651.08 tonnes | 2026 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Somalia | 599.54 tonnes | 2026 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Morocco | 587.74 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Belarus | 576.81 tonnes | 2026 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Suriname | 535.56 tonnes | 2026 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Equatorial Guinea | 519.46 tonnes | 2026 | down 47.3% | rising |
| 125 | Vanuatu | 517.68 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Afghanistan | 489.97 tonnes | 2026 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Hungary | 480.41 tonnes | 2026 | up 199.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Croatia | 475.58 tonnes | 2026 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Bhutan | 451.49 tonnes | 2026 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 130 | Serbia | 446.76 tonnes | 2026 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Taiwan | 441.38 tonnes | 2026 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Qatar | 429.58 tonnes | 2026 | up 161.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Georgia | 422.09 tonnes | 2026 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 134 | Fiji | 410.24 tonnes | 2026 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Tajikistan | 399.45 tonnes | 2026 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Sweden | 396.56 tonnes | 2026 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 137 | Poland | 391.38 tonnes | 2026 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 375.96 tonnes | 2026 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 374.8 tonnes | 2026 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 370.02 tonnes | 2026 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Belgium | 280.2 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.1% | falling |
| 142 | Lesotho | 259.87 tonnes | 2026 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | 222.88 tonnes | 2026 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Brunei | 219.8 tonnes | 2026 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Israel | 216.13 tonnes | 2026 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Denmark | 193.79 tonnes | 2026 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Montenegro | 182.01 tonnes | 2026 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Palestine | 171.09 tonnes | 2026 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 149 | French Guiana | 169.33 tonnes | 2026 | down 96.6% | falling |
| 150 | Moldova | 157.81 tonnes | 2026 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Lebanon | 152.77 tonnes | 2026 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Greenland | 152.31 tonnes | 2026 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Czechia | 148.03 tonnes | 2026 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 154 | Albania | 139.26 tonnes | 2026 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Yemen | 137.12 tonnes | 2026 | down 64.5% | volatile |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 132.29 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 157 | North Macedonia | 118.68 tonnes | 2026 | down 86.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Solomon Islands | 112.64 tonnes | 2026 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Jordan | 109.74 tonnes | 2026 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Comoros | 105.02 tonnes | 2026 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Armenia | 97.23 tonnes | 2026 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Slovakia | 95 tonnes | 2026 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 164 | Switzerland | 88.1 tonnes | 2026 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 71.93 tonnes | 2026 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Latvia | 67.55 tonnes | 2026 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Cyprus | 48.07 tonnes | 2026 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 168 | East Timor | 46.12 tonnes | 2026 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Dominica | 45.32 tonnes | 2026 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Bahrain | 35.75 tonnes | 2026 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Lithuania | 35.65 tonnes | 2026 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovenia | 31.52 tonnes | 2026 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 173 | Grenada | 30.06 tonnes | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.5 tonnes | 2026 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Guam | 21.06 tonnes | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Cape Verde | 13.27 tonnes | 2026 | down 95.8% | 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 | Falkland Islands | 4.32 tonnes | 2026 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Curacao | 3.69 tonnes | 2026 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Djibouti | 3.11 tonnes | 2026 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 184 | Hong Kong | 2.16 tonnes | 2026 | down 99.8% | 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 | 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
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 07 August 2026.