Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions in OECD

OECD: Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions was 1.09 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.09 kt
Change on year
up 114.7%
World rank
16th
of 218 countries
All-time high
5.35 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0.4889 kt
in 2010
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0123451990200620231990: 1.6 kt1991: 1.6 kt1992: 1.6 kt1993: 1.6 kt1994: 1.6 kt1995: 1.6 kt1996: 1.3 kt1997: 1.3 kt1998: 5.3 kt1999: 2.4 kt2000: 2.1 kt2001: 0.78 kt2002: 1.8 kt2003: 5.1 kt2004: 0.553 kt2005: 2 kt2006: 2 kt2007: 0.868 kt2008: 1.2 kt2009: 2.1 kt2010: 0.489 kt2011: 2.5 kt2012: 0.705 kt2013: 2 kt2014: 0.573 kt2015: 1.6 kt2016: 1.2 kt2017: 0.995 kt2018: 1.3 kt2019: 1.4 kt2020: 1.6 kt2021: 0.55 kt2022: 0.505 kt2023: 1.1 kt

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 OECD is 1.09 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 114.7% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in OECD peaked at 5.35 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.4889 kt, in 2010.

That places OECD 16th 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 OECD, year by year

Annual values for Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (N2O) in OECD, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1.63 kt
1991 1.63 kt +0.0%
1992 1.63 kt +0.0%
1993 1.63 kt +0.0%
1994 1.63 kt +0.0%
1995 1.63 kt +0.0%
1996 1.3 kt -20.0%
1997 1.32 kt +1.1%
1998 5.35 kt +305.5%
1999 2.37 kt -55.7%
2000 2.1 kt -11.3%
2001 0.7799 kt -62.9%
2002 1.82 kt +133.9%
2003 5.09 kt +178.8%
2004 0.5529 kt -89.1%
2005 2.02 kt +265.0%
2006 1.96 kt -2.7%
2007 0.8682 kt -55.8%
2008 1.24 kt +42.5%
2009 2.07 kt +67.6%
2010 0.4889 kt -76.4%
2011 2.52 kt +415.3%
2012 0.7049 kt -72.0%
2013 1.96 kt +177.9%
2014 0.5726 kt -70.8%
2015 1.62 kt +182.2%
2016 1.15 kt -28.8%
2017 0.9947 kt -13.5%
2018 1.29 kt +30.1%
2019 1.4 kt +8.4%
2020 1.56 kt +11.2%
2021 0.5503 kt -64.7%
2022 0.5055 kt -8.1%
2023 1.09 kt +114.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.01 kt 1.3 kt 5.35 kt 10
2000s 1.85 kt 0.5529 kt 5.09 kt 10
2010s 1.27 kt 0.4889 kt 2.52 kt 10
2020s 0.9251 kt 0.5055 kt 1.56 kt 4

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 13 India 1.39 kt compare
  2. 13 Türkiye 0 kt
  3. 14 Honduras 1.1 kt compare
  4. 15 Cameroon 1.09 kt compare
  5. 17 Chad 1.05 kt compare
  6. 18 Mexico 0.884 kt compare
  7. 19 Nicaragua 0.6915 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in OECD?
Fires in humid tropical forests — emissions in OECD was 1.09 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 OECD?
The highest recorded value was 5.35 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest fires in humid tropical forests — emissions recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4889 kt in 2010.
How does OECD rank for fires in humid tropical forests — emissions?
OECD ranks 16th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is fires in humid tropical forests — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this OECD 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fires in humid tropical forests — Emissions (N2O)
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
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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