Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Indonesia

Indonesia: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions was 22.73 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
22.73 kt
Change on year
up 2,132.3%
World rank
12th
of 218 countries
All-time high
1,446 kt
in 1997
All-time low
1.02 kt
in 2022
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Indonesia, 1990–2023

05001.0k1.5k1990200620231990: 111.1 kt1991: 111.1 kt1992: 111.1 kt1993: 111.1 kt1994: 111.1 kt1995: 111.1 kt1996: 77.6 kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 936.7 kt1999: 114.8 kt2000: 33.5 kt2001: 3.9 kt2002: 64.3 kt2003: 14.7 kt2004: 62.8 kt2005: 24.7 kt2006: 80.5 kt2007: 7.3 kt2008: 4.8 kt2009: 48.8 kt2010: 2.4 kt2011: 16.4 kt2012: 24.9 kt2013: 13.6 kt2014: 56.6 kt2015: 82.1 kt2016: 6.5 kt2017: 1.2 kt2018: 10.8 kt2019: 53.9 kt2020: 2.9 kt2021: 1.9 kt2022: 1 kt2023: 22.7 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Indonesia stood at 22.73 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,132.3% on the previous year and up 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Indonesia peaked at 1,446 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.02 kt, in 2022.

That places Indonesia 12th out of 218 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CH4) in Indonesia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 111.06 kt
1991 111.06 kt +0.0%
1992 111.06 kt +0.0%
1993 111.06 kt +0.0%
1994 111.06 kt +0.0%
1995 111.06 kt +0.0%
1996 77.62 kt -30.1%
1997 1,446 kt +1763.3%
1998 936.67 kt -35.2%
1999 114.77 kt -87.7%
2000 33.47 kt -70.8%
2001 3.94 kt -88.2%
2002 64.28 kt +1531.2%
2003 14.66 kt -77.2%
2004 62.85 kt +328.7%
2005 24.67 kt -60.7%
2006 80.46 kt +226.2%
2007 7.33 kt -90.9%
2008 4.84 kt -33.9%
2009 48.79 kt +907.5%
2010 2.35 kt -95.2%
2011 16.41 kt +597.2%
2012 24.9 kt +51.8%
2013 13.64 kt -45.2%
2014 56.59 kt +314.8%
2015 82.07 kt +45.0%
2016 6.49 kt -92.1%
2017 1.17 kt -82.0%
2018 10.83 kt +827.5%
2019 53.85 kt +397.3%
2020 2.91 kt -94.6%
2021 1.88 kt -35.4%
2022 1.02 kt -45.8%
2023 22.73 kt +2132.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 324.18 kt 77.62 kt 1,446 kt 10
2000s 34.53 kt 3.94 kt 80.46 kt 10
2010s 26.83 kt 1.17 kt 82.07 kt 10
2020s 7.14 kt 1.02 kt 22.73 kt 4

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 9 South Sudan 30.91 kt compare
  2. 10 Cambodia 25.84 kt compare
  3. 10 Viet Nam 2.35 kt compare
  4. 11 Nepal 24.85 kt compare
  5. 12 Timor-Leste 0.1117 kt compare
  6. 13 India 15.17 kt compare
  7. 13 Türkiye 0 kt
  8. 14 Honduras 12.1 kt compare
  9. 15 Cameroon 11.93 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

More climate change data for Indonesia

All data for Indonesia →

Frequently asked questions

What is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Indonesia?
Fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Indonesia was 22.73 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 1,446 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 kt in 2022.
How does Indonesia rank for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
Indonesia ranks 12th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Indonesia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/fires-in-humid-tropical-forests-emissions-ch4-fao-tier-1/indonesia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/fires-in-humid-tropical-forests-emissions-ch4-fao-tier-1/indonesia/">Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Indonesia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf