Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.
Countries reporting
235
Highest
330,833 ha
OECD
Lowest
0 ha
Naoero
Median
0 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,259
What the numbers show
Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 235 countries. The highest value is 330,833 ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 ha in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha, and the mean is 5,475 ha.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 1,749.4%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 100.0%).
Closed shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 330,833 ha | 2024 | down 79.9% | falling |
| 2 | Australia | 307,633 ha | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 307,633 ha | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 266,628 ha | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Namibia | 17,439 ha | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Botswana | 15,858 ha | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 9,279 ha | 2024 | up 193.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Mozambique | 5,396 ha | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 4,676 ha | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Zambia | 4,064 ha | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 3,724 ha | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 3,661 ha | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 3,633 ha | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 2,374 ha | 2023 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 790.95 ha | 2024 | up 1,749.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Myanmar | 620.9 ha | 2024 | up 480.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Honduras | 427.78 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 363.64 ha | 2024 | up 750.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 321.85 ha | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 320.59 ha | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Kenya | 192.34 ha | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 106.86 ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 85.5 ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Guyana | 85.49 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Congo | 85.48 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 26 | China | 64.48 ha | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 26 | China, mainland | 64.48 ha | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 64.11 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Lesotho | 42.88 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Panama | 42.75 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 21.46 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 21.44 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 33 | Malawi | 21.39 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Comoros | 21.38 ha | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Ecuador | 21.37 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Aruba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Albania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Andorra | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Austria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Burundi | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Bahrain | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Bahamas | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Belarus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Belize | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Bermuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Barbados | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Bhutan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Canada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cuba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cayman Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Czechia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Germany | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Dominica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Algeria | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Eritrea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | France | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Faroe Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Gabon | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Georgia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Greece | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Greenland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Guatemala | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Guam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Croatia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Hungary | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Indonesia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Isle of Man | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | India | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Iceland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Italy | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Jordan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Japan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cambodia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Kiribati | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Kuwait | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Liberia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Maldives | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Marshall Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Montenegro | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Mongolia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Mauritania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Malaysia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | New Caledonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Nepal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Oman | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Peru | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Palau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Paraguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Palestine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Qatar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Romania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Senegal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Singapore | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Somalia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | South Sudan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Suriname | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Slovakia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Slovenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Eswatini | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Seychelles | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Chad | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Thailand | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Tonga | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Tunisia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Tuvalu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Uganda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | British Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Yemen | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | French Guiana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Guadeloupe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Martinique | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Mayotte | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Western Sahara | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Anguilla | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Cook Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Niue | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Tokelau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Micronesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 ha | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Norfolk Island | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Sudan (former) | 0 ha | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cabo Verde | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Pitcairn | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Melanesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Caribbean | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Republic of Moldova | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Türkiye | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 ha | 1999 | — | flat |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | China, Macao SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 ha | 2010 | — | flat |
| 36 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Naoero | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 700,348 ha
- Non-Annex I countries 374,513 ha
- Africa 357,882 ha
- Annex I countries 325,835 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 318,904 ha
- Oceania 307,633 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 284,880 ha
- Middle Africa 267,569 ha
- Southern Africa 69,493 ha
- South Africa 36,154 ha
- Americas 34,126 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 27,706 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.