Closed shrubland — Burned Area 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
160
Highest
330,833 ha
OECD
Lowest
0 ha
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
0 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,259
What the numbers show
Closed shrubland — Burned Area is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 330,833 ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 ha in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha, and the mean is 8,267 ha.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 1,749.4%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 100.0%).
Closed shrubland — Burned Area: 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 |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 790.95 ha | 2024 | up 1,749.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 266,628 ha | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 36,154 ha | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 363.64 ha | 2024 | up 750.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Namibia | 17,439 ha | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Botswana | 15,858 ha | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 85.5 ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 9,279 ha | 2024 | up 193.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Timor-Leste | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Melanesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Türkiye | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Mozambique | 5,396 ha | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 4,676 ha | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 4,064 ha | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 3,724 ha | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Madagascar | 3,661 ha | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 3,633 ha | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 2,374 ha | 2023 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Myanmar | 620.9 ha | 2024 | up 480.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Honduras | 427.78 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 321.85 ha | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 320.59 ha | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 192.34 ha | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Caribbean | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 106.86 ha | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Guyana | 85.49 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Congo | 85.48 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 24 | China | 64.48 ha | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 24 | China, mainland | 64.48 ha | 2024 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 64.11 ha | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Lesotho | 42.88 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Panama | 42.75 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Pakistan | 21.46 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 21.44 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 21.39 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 32 | Comoros | 21.38 ha | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 21.37 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Albania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bahamas | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Belize | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bhutan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Canada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Switzerland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Cuba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Germany | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Egypt | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Eritrea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Spain | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | France | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Gabon | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Georgia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Greece | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Croatia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Hungary | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | India | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Iraq | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Cambodia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Liberia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Morocco | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Mali | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Mongolia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | New Caledonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Nepal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | New Zealand | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Papua New Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Poland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Palestine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Senegal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | El Salvador | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Somalia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | South Sudan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Suriname | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Slovenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Eswatini | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Chad | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Togo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Tunisia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Uganda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Uruguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | French Guiana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 ha | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Sudan (former) | 0 ha | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Réunion | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
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
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 284,880 ha
- Non-Annex I countries 374,513 ha
- Middle Africa 267,569 ha
- Africa 357,882 ha
- Annex I countries 325,835 ha
- Asia 706.84 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 318,904 ha
- Oceania 307,633 ha
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 106.87 ha
- Southern Africa 69,493 ha
- Americas 34,126 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 27,706 ha
- Eastern Africa 20,713 ha
- Northern America 18,203 ha
- United States of America 18,203 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 17,911 ha
- South America 10,499 ha
- Central America 5,425 ha
- South-eastern Asia 620.9 ha
- Western Africa 106.86 ha
- Eastern Asia 64.48 ha
- Southern Asia 21.46 ha
- European Union (27) 0 ha
- Europe 0 ha
- Central Asia 0 ha
- Eastern Europe 0 ha
- Western Europe 0 ha
- Northern Africa 0 ha
- Northern Europe 0 ha
- Southern Europe 0 ha
- Western Asia 0 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.