Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Northern America
Northern America: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions was 0.016 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Northern America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Northern America is 0.016 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 492.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Northern America peaked at 2.92 kt in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2008.
That places Northern America 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in Northern America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2468 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.2468 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2468 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2468 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2468 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2468 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8888 kt | +260.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5615 kt | -36.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9524 kt | +69.6% |
| 1999 | 2.92 kt | +207.0% |
| 2000 | 1.08 kt | -63.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1573 kt | -85.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0053 kt | -96.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0027 kt | -49.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0187 kt | +592.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0133 kt | -28.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0027 kt | -79.7% |
| 2007 | 0.064 kt | +2270.4% |
| 2008 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0586 kt | — |
| 2010 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0187 kt | — |
| 2012 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0027 kt | — |
| 2014 | 0.0293 kt | +985.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0453 kt | +54.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0533 kt | +17.7% |
| 2017 | 0.088 kt | +65.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0853 kt | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0133 kt | -84.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 kt | -60.2% |
| 2021 | 0.04 kt | +654.7% |
| 2022 | 0.016 kt | -60.0% |
| 2023 | 0.016 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6808 kt | 0.2468 kt | 2.92 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1401 kt | 0 kt | 1.08 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0336 kt | 0 kt | 0.088 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0193 kt | 0.0053 kt | 0.04 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Northern America
More climate change data for Northern America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 318,841 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 70,553 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 266.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 124,612 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,892 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,720 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 399.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 668.56 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Northern America?
- Fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in Northern America was 0.016 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 kt in 1999.
- What is the lowest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2008.
- How does Northern America rank for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
- Northern America ranks 19th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 492.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern America 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.
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About this data
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