Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — 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
1.85 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 (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 235 countries. The highest value is 1.85 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 kt, and the mean is 0.0307 kt.
Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of the Congo (up 2,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 100.0%).
Closed shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1: 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 |
| 4 | Angola | 1.5 kt | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Namibia | 0.0978 kt | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Botswana | 0.0889 kt | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 0.052 kt | 2024 | up 193.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Mozambique | 0.0303 kt | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Mexico | 0.0262 kt | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Zambia | 0.0228 kt | 2024 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | 0.0209 kt | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 0.0205 kt | 2024 | down 82.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 0.0204 kt | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 0.0133 kt | 2023 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0044 kt | 2024 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Myanmar | 0.0035 kt | 2024 | up 483.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Honduras | 0.0024 kt | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.002 kt | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Chile | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 89.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Colombia | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Kenya | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 0.0006 kt | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Guyana | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 26 | China | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 26 | China, mainland | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Lesotho | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 29 | Panama | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Argentina | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Comoros | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Ecuador | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 0.0001 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 36 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Fiji | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 36 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Portugal | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Paraguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Palestine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 36 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 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 3.93 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 2.1 kt
- Africa 2.01 kt
- Annex I countries 1.83 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.79 kt
- Oceania 1.72 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.6 kt
- Middle Africa 1.5 kt
- Southern Africa 0.3896 kt
- South Africa 0.2027 kt
- Americas 0.1913 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.1554 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.