Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — 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
20.32 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Naoero
Median
0 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,259
What the numbers show
Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 235 countries. The highest value is 20.32 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 kt, and the mean is 0.3362 kt.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 1,769.2%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 100.0%).
Closed shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 20.32 kt | 2024 | down 79.9% | falling |
| 2 | Australia | 18.89 kt | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 18.89 kt | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 16.37 kt | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Namibia | 1.07 kt | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Botswana | 0.9738 kt | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 0.5698 kt | 2024 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Mozambique | 0.3314 kt | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 0.2872 kt | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Zambia | 0.2496 kt | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0.2287 kt | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 0.2248 kt | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 0.2231 kt | 2024 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 0.1458 kt | 2023 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0486 kt | 2024 | up 1,769.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Myanmar | 0.0381 kt | 2024 | up 477.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Honduras | 0.0263 kt | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.0223 kt | 2024 | up 757.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 0.0198 kt | 2024 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Colombia | 0.0197 kt | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Kenya | 0.0118 kt | 2024 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 0.0066 kt | 2024 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.0053 kt | 2024 | down 19.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Congo | 0.0052 kt | 2024 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Guyana | 0.0052 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | China | 0.004 kt | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 26 | China, mainland | 0.004 kt | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 0.0039 kt | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Lesotho | 0.0026 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 29 | Panama | 0.0026 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Comoros | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Ecuador | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Aruba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Albania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Andorra | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Armenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Austria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Burundi | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Benin | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Bangladesh | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Bahrain | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Bahamas | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Belarus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Belize | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Barbados | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Bhutan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Canada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Costa Rica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cuba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Cyprus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Czechia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Djibouti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Dominica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Algeria | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Eritrea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Spain | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Fiji | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | France | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Faroe Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Gabon | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Georgia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Ghana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Gambia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Greece | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Guatemala | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Croatia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Hungary | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Indonesia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | India | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Iraq | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Iceland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Israel | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Italy | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Jordan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Japan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cambodia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Kuwait | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Liberia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Saint Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Liechtenstein | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Morocco | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Maldives | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Marshall Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Mali | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Malta | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Montenegro | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Mongolia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Mauritania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Malaysia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | New Caledonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Niger | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Nepal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Oman | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Peru | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Philippines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Palau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Paraguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Palestine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Qatar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Romania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Rwanda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Sudan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Senegal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | El Salvador | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Somalia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Serbia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | South Sudan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Suriname | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Slovakia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Slovenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Eswatini | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Chad | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Togo | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Thailand | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Tonga | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Tunisia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Tuvalu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Uganda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Ukraine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Uruguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Yemen | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | French Guiana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Mayotte | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Anguilla | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Cook Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Niue | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Tokelau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Micronesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 kt | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Sudan (former) | 0 kt | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Timor-Leste | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cabo Verde | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Pitcairn | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Melanesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Caribbean | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Republic of Moldova | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Russian Federation | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Viet Nam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Türkiye | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 kt | 1999 | — | flat |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | China, Macao SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 kt | 2010 | — | flat |
| 36 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Naoero | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 43.01 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 23 kt
- Africa 21.98 kt
- Annex I countries 20.01 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 19.58 kt
- Oceania 18.89 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 17.49 kt
- Middle Africa 16.43 kt
- Southern Africa 4.27 kt
- South Africa 2.22 kt
- Americas 2.1 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.7 kt
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.