Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in World
World: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions was 2,120 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in World, 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 World is 2,120 kt, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in World peaked at 5,871 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,820 kt, in 2001.
That places World 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in World, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,053 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,053 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,053 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,053 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,053 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,053 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,157 kt | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 5,274 kt | +67.0% |
| 1998 | 5,871 kt | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 4,316 kt | -26.5% |
| 2000 | 2,671 kt | -38.1% |
| 2001 | 1,820 kt | -31.9% |
| 2002 | 2,281 kt | +25.3% |
| 2003 | 2,991 kt | +31.1% |
| 2004 | 3,351 kt | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 3,324 kt | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 2,808 kt | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 3,358 kt | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 2,704 kt | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 2,574 kt | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 3,752 kt | +45.7% |
| 2011 | 2,937 kt | -21.7% |
| 2012 | 3,045 kt | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 2,640 kt | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 2,651 kt | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 2,978 kt | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 2,896 kt | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2,971 kt | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2,353 kt | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 2,995 kt | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 3,036 kt | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2,600 kt | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 2,207 kt | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 2,120 kt | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,694 kt | 3,053 kt | 5,871 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,788 kt | 1,820 kt | 3,358 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,922 kt | 2,353 kt | 3,752 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,490 kt | 2,120 kt | 3,036 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near World
More climate change data for World
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4.94 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.27 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.67 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,791 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 130,918 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.64 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 957,726 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 685,096 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 24,468 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in World?
- Fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in World was 2,120 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 5,871 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,820 kt in 2001.
- How does World rank for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
- World ranks 1st out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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