Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) 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
218
Highest
205.22 kt
Indonesia
Lowest
0 kt
Naoero
Median
0 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 205.22 kt in Indonesia; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 kt, and the mean is 1.42 kt.
Over the past decade 1 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Myanmar (up 18.2%), and the largest decrease in Brunei Darussalam (down 100.0%).
Fires in organic soils — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 205.22 kt | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Malaysia | 61.14 kt | 2024 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Myanmar | 43.34 kt | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 4 | Thailand | 0.3803 kt | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Angola | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Albania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Argentina | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | American Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Australia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Austria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Burundi | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Benin | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Bangladesh | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Bulgaria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Bahamas, The | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Belarus, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Belize | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Brazil | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Barbados | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Bhutan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Botswana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Canada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Chile | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Cameroon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Congo, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Colombia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Comoros, Union of the | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Costa Rica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Cuba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Cyprus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Czechia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Djibouti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Dominica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Algeria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Ecuador | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Eritrea, The State of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Spain | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Fiji, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | France | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Faroe Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Gabon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Georgia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Ghana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Gambia, The | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Greece | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Guatemala | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Guyana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Honduras | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Croatia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Hungary | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | India | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Iraq | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Iceland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Israel | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Italy | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Jordan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Japan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Kenya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Cambodia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Kuwait | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Liberia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | St. Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Morocco | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Maldives | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Mali | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Malta | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Montenegro | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Mongolia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Mozambique, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Malawi | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Namibia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Niger | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Nigeria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Nicaragua | 0 kt | 2023 | — | flat |
| 5 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Nepal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | New Zealand | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Oman | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Pakistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Panama | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Peru | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Philippines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Palau, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Poland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Portugal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Paraguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Palestine, State of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Qatar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Romania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Rwanda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Sudan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Senegal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | El Salvador | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Somalia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Serbia, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | South Sudan, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Suriname | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Slovak Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Slovenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Chad | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Togo | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Tonga | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Tunisia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Uganda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Ukraine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Uruguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Yemen, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | South Africa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Zambia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | French Guiana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Mayotte | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Niue | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Tokelau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 kt | 2005 | — | flat |
| 5 | OECD | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Sudan (former) | 0 kt | 2011 | — | flat |
| 5 | Pitcairn Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 kt | 1999 | — | flat |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | China, mainland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Réunion | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | China, Macao SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 kt | 2010 | — | flat |
| 5 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 5 | 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 316.67 kt
- Asia 316.67 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 316.67 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 316.67 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 43.34 kt
- European Union (27) 0 kt
- Americas 0 kt
- Northern America 0 kt
- Western Europe 0 kt
- Northern Europe 0 kt
- United States of America 0 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0 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.