Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) 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
143
Highest
1.85 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
0 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,259
What the numbers show
Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 143 countries. The highest value is 1.85 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 0 kt, and the mean is 0.0519 kt.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 2,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Lao People's Democratic Republic (down 100.0%).
Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.85 kt | 2024 | down 79.9% | falling |
| 2 | Australia | 1.72 kt | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.72 kt | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0044 kt | 2024 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 1.5 kt | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 0.2027 kt | 2024 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.002 kt | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Namibia | 0.0978 kt | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Botswana | 0.0889 kt | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 0.052 kt | 2024 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Melanesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Viet Nam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Türkiye | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Mozambique | 0.0303 kt | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 0.0262 kt | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Zambia | 0.0228 kt | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 0.0209 kt | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Madagascar | 0.0205 kt | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 0.0204 kt | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 0.0133 kt | 2023 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Myanmar | 0.0035 kt | 2024 | up 483.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Honduras | 0.0024 kt | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Chile | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Kenya | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Caribbean | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Nigeria | 0.0006 kt | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Congo | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Guyana | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 24 | China | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Cameroon | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 24 | China, mainland | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Lesotho | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 27 | Panama | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Argentina | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Comoros | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Ecuador | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Malawi | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Pakistan | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Albania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Armenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Azerbaijan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Benin | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bahamas | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Belize | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Bhutan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Central African Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Canada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Cuba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Cyprus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Dominican Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Algeria | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Egypt | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Eritrea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Spain | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | France | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Gabon | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Georgia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Gambia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Greece | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Croatia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | India | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Iraq | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Israel | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Italy | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Cambodia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Morocco | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Mali | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Mongolia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Mauritania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Malaysia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | New Caledonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Niger | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Nepal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | New Zealand | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Peru | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Papua New Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Portugal | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Rwanda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Senegal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | El Salvador | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Somalia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | South Sudan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Suriname | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Eswatini | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Chad | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Togo | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Thailand | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Tunisia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Uganda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Ukraine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Uruguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Uzbekistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | French Guiana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 kt | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Sudan (former) | 0 kt | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Russian Federation | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 34 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Réunion | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 3.93 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.6 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 2.1 kt
- Middle Africa 1.5 kt
- Africa 2.01 kt
- Annex I countries 1.83 kt
- Asia 0.004 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.79 kt
- Oceania 1.72 kt
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 0.0006 kt
- Southern Africa 0.3896 kt
- Americas 0.1913 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.1554 kt
- Eastern Africa 0.1161 kt
- Northern America 0.1021 kt
- United States of America 0.1021 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.1004 kt
- South America 0.0589 kt
- Central America 0.0304 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 0.0035 kt
- Western Africa 0.0006 kt
- Eastern Asia 0.0004 kt
- Southern Asia 0.0001 kt
- European Union (27) 0 kt
- Europe 0 kt
- Central Asia 0 kt
- Eastern Europe 0 kt
- Western Europe 0 kt
- Northern Africa 0 kt
- Northern Europe 0 kt
- Southern Europe 0 kt
- Western Asia 0 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.