Fires in organic soils — Emissions in Viet Nam

Viet Nam: Fires in organic soils — Emissions was 533.98 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
533.98 kt
Rank
3rd
of 21 groups
All-time high
2,311 kt
in 2002
All-time low
0 kt
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Fires in organic soils — Emissions in Viet Nam, 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k1990200720241990: 294.8 kt1991: 294.8 kt1992: 294.8 kt1993: 294.8 kt1994: 294.8 kt1995: 294.8 kt1996: 248.8 kt1997: 173.4 kt1998: 340.8 kt1999: 297.1 kt2000: 217.5 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 2.3k kt2003: 0 kt2004: 523.7 kt2005: 451.8 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 41.1 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 41.1 kt2010: 225.9 kt2011: 30.8 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 2.0k kt2014: 626.4 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 0 kt2017: 0 kt2018: 20.5 kt2019: 10.3 kt2020: 410.8 kt2021: 10.3 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0 kt2024: 534 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, fires in organic soils — emissions in Viet Nam stood at 533.98 kt.

The figure is down 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fires in organic soils — emissions in Viet Nam peaked at 2,311 kt in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2001.

Viet Nam ranks 3rd of 21 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Fires in organic soils — Emissions in Viet Nam, year by year

Annual values for Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2) in Viet Nam, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 294.76 kt
1991 294.76 kt +0.0%
1992 294.76 kt +0.0%
1993 294.76 kt +0.0%
1994 294.76 kt +0.0%
1995 294.76 kt +0.0%
1996 248.82 kt -15.6%
1997 173.42 kt -30.3%
1998 340.84 kt +96.5%
1999 297.11 kt -12.8%
2000 217.53 kt -26.8%
2001 0 kt -100.0%
2002 2,311 kt
2003 0 kt -100.0%
2004 523.73 kt
2005 451.83 kt -13.7%
2006 0 kt -100.0%
2007 41.08 kt
2008 0 kt -100.0%
2009 41.08 kt
2010 225.92 kt +450.0%
2011 30.81 kt -86.4%
2012 0 kt -100.0%
2013 2,033 kt
2014 626.42 kt -69.2%
2015 0 kt -100.0%
2016 0 kt
2017 0 kt
2018 20.54 kt
2019 10.27 kt -50.0%
2020 410.75 kt +3899.8%
2021 10.27 kt -97.5%
2022 0 kt -100.0%
2023 0 kt
2024 533.98 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 282.88 kt 173.42 kt 340.84 kt 10
2000s 358.58 kt 0 kt 2,311 kt 10
2010s 294.72 kt 0 kt 2,033 kt 10
2020s 191 kt 0 kt 533.98 kt 5

Countries ranked near Viet Nam

  1. 1 Indonesia 16,651 kt compare
  2. 2 Malaysia 4,959 kt compare
  3. 3 Myanmar 3,511 kt compare
  4. 4 Thailand 30.8 kt compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 0 kt
  6. 5 Afghanistan 0 kt
  7. 5 Albania 0 kt
  8. 5 Algeria 0 kt
  9. 5 American Samoa 0 kt
  10. 5 Andorra 0 kt
  11. 5 Angola 0 kt
  12. 5 Anguilla 0 kt
  13. 5 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt
  14. 5 Argentina 0 kt
  15. 5 Armenia 0 kt
  16. 5 Aruba 0 kt
  17. 5 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
  18. 5 Australia 0 kt
  19. 5 Austria 0 kt
  20. 5 Azerbaijan 0 kt
  21. 5 Bahamas 0 kt
  22. 5 Bahrain 0 kt
  23. 5 Bangladesh 0 kt
  24. 5 Barbados 0 kt
  25. 5 Belarus 0 kt
  26. 5 Belgium 0 kt
  27. 5 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 kt
  28. 5 Belize 0 kt
  29. 5 Benin 0 kt
  30. 5 Bermuda 0 kt
  31. 5 Bhutan 0 kt
  32. 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 kt
  33. 5 Botswana 0 kt
  34. 5 Brazil 0 kt
  35. 5 British Virgin Islands 0 kt
  36. 5 Brunei Darussalam 0 kt compare
  37. 5 Bulgaria 0 kt
  38. 5 Burkina Faso 0 kt
  39. 5 Burundi 0 kt
  40. 5 Cambodia 0 kt
  41. 5 Cameroon 0 kt
  42. 5 Canada 0 kt
  43. 5 Cayman Islands 0 kt
  44. 5 Central African Republic 0 kt
  45. 5 Chad 0 kt
  46. 5 Chile 0 kt
  47. 5 China 0 kt
  48. 5 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kt
  49. 5 China, Macao SAR 0 kt
  50. 5 China, mainland 0 kt
  51. 5 China, Taiwan Province of 0 kt
  52. 5 Colombia 0 kt
  53. 5 Comoros 0 kt
  54. 5 Congo 0 kt
  55. 5 Cook Islands 0 kt
  56. 5 Costa Rica 0 kt
  57. 5 Croatia 0 kt
  58. 5 Cuba 0 kt
  59. 5 Cyprus 0 kt
  60. 5 Czechia 0 kt
  61. 5 Denmark 0 kt
  62. 5 Djibouti 0 kt
  63. 5 Dominica 0 kt
  64. 5 Dominican Republic 0 kt
  65. 5 Ecuador 0 kt
  66. 5 Egypt 0 kt
  67. 5 El Salvador 0 kt
  68. 5 Equatorial Guinea 0 kt
  69. 5 Eritrea 0 kt
  70. 5 Estonia 0 kt
  71. 5 Eswatini 0 kt
  72. 5 Ethiopia 0 kt
  73. 5 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt
  74. 5 Faroe Islands 0 kt
  75. 5 Fiji 0 kt
  76. 5 Finland 0 kt
  77. 5 France 0 kt
  78. 5 French Guiana 0 kt
  79. 5 French Polynesia 0 kt
  80. 5 Gabon 0 kt
  81. 5 Gambia 0 kt
  82. 5 Georgia 0 kt
  83. 5 Germany 0 kt
  84. 5 Ghana 0 kt
  85. 5 Gibraltar 0 kt
  86. 5 Greece 0 kt
  87. 5 Greenland 0 kt
  88. 5 Grenada 0 kt
  89. 5 Guadeloupe 0 kt
  90. 5 Guam 0 kt
  91. 5 Guatemala 0 kt
  92. 5 Guinea 0 kt
  93. 5 Guinea-Bissau 0 kt
  94. 5 Guyana 0 kt
  95. 5 Haiti 0 kt
  96. 5 Honduras 0 kt
  97. 5 Hungary 0 kt
  98. 5 Iceland 0 kt
  99. 5 India 0 kt
  100. 5 Iraq 0 kt
  101. 5 Ireland 0 kt
  102. 5 Isle of Man 0 kt
  103. 5 Israel 0 kt
  104. 5 Italy 0 kt
  105. 5 Jamaica 0 kt
  106. 5 Japan 0 kt
  107. 5 Jordan 0 kt
  108. 5 Kazakhstan 0 kt
  109. 5 Kenya 0 kt
  110. 5 Kiribati 0 kt
  111. 5 Kuwait 0 kt
  112. 5 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt
  113. 5 Latvia 0 kt
  114. 5 Lebanon 0 kt
  115. 5 Lesotho 0 kt
  116. 5 Liberia 0 kt
  117. 5 Libya 0 kt
  118. 5 Lithuania 0 kt
  119. 5 Luxembourg 0 kt
  120. 5 Madagascar 0 kt
  121. 5 Malawi 0 kt
  122. 5 Maldives 0 kt
  123. 5 Mali 0 kt
  124. 5 Malta 0 kt
  125. 5 Marshall Islands 0 kt
  126. 5 Martinique 0 kt
  127. 5 Mauritania 0 kt
  128. 5 Mauritius 0 kt
  129. 5 Mayotte 0 kt
  130. 5 Mexico 0 kt
  131. 5 Mongolia 0 kt
  132. 5 Montenegro 0 kt
  133. 5 Montserrat 0 kt
  134. 5 Morocco 0 kt
  135. 5 Mozambique 0 kt
  136. 5 Namibia 0 kt
  137. 5 Naoero 0 kt
  138. 5 Nepal 0 kt
  139. 5 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt
  140. 5 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 kt
  141. 5 New Caledonia 0 kt
  142. 5 New Zealand 0 kt
  143. 5 Nicaragua 0 kt
  144. 5 Niger 0 kt
  145. 5 Nigeria 0 kt
  146. 5 Niue 0 kt
  147. 5 Norfolk Island 0 kt
  148. 5 North Macedonia 0 kt
  149. 5 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
  150. 5 Norway 0 kt
  151. 5 Oman 0 kt
  152. 5 Pakistan 0 kt
  153. 5 Palau 0 kt
  154. 5 Palestine, State of 0 kt
  155. 5 Panama 0 kt
  156. 5 Papua New Guinea 0 kt
  157. 5 Paraguay 0 kt
  158. 5 Peru 0 kt
  159. 5 Philippines 0 kt
  160. 5 Pitcairn 0 kt
  161. 5 Poland 0 kt
  162. 5 Portugal 0 kt
  163. 5 Puerto Rico 0 kt
  164. 5 Qatar 0 kt
  165. 5 Republic of Korea 0 kt
  166. 5 Réunion 0 kt
  167. 5 Romania 0 kt
  168. 5 Russian Federation 0 kt
  169. 5 Rwanda 0 kt
  170. 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
  171. 5 Saint Lucia 0 kt
  172. 5 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt
  173. 5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt
  174. 5 Samoa 0 kt
  175. 5 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt
  176. 5 Saudi Arabia 0 kt
  177. 5 Senegal 0 kt
  178. 5 Serbia 0 kt
  179. 5 Serbia and Montenegro 0 kt
  180. 5 Seychelles 0 kt
  181. 5 Sierra Leone 0 kt
  182. 5 Singapore 0 kt
  183. 5 Slovakia 0 kt
  184. 5 Slovenia 0 kt
  185. 5 Solomon Islands 0 kt
  186. 5 Somalia 0 kt
  187. 5 South Africa 0 kt
  188. 5 South Sudan 0 kt
  189. 5 Spain 0 kt
  190. 5 Sri Lanka 0 kt
  191. 5 Sudan 0 kt
  192. 5 Sudan (former) 0 kt
  193. 5 Suriname 0 kt
  194. 5 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
  195. 5 Sweden 0 kt
  196. 5 Switzerland 0 kt
  197. 5 Tajikistan 0 kt
  198. 5 Togo 0 kt
  199. 5 Tokelau 0 kt
  200. 5 Tonga 0 kt
  201. 5 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kt
  202. 5 Tunisia 0 kt
  203. 5 Turkmenistan 0 kt
  204. 5 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt
  205. 5 Tuvalu 0 kt
  206. 5 Uganda 0 kt
  207. 5 Ukraine 0 kt
  208. 5 United Arab Emirates 0 kt
  209. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 kt
  210. 5 United States Virgin Islands 0 kt
  211. 5 Uruguay 0 kt
  212. 5 Uzbekistan 0 kt
  213. 5 Vanuatu 0 kt
  214. 5 Western Sahara 0 kt
  215. 5 Yemen 0 kt
  216. 5 Zambia 0 kt
  217. 5 Zimbabwe 0 kt
  218. 5 Australia and New Zealand 0 kt
  219. 5 OECD 0 kt

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Frequently asked questions

What is fires in organic soils — emissions in Viet Nam?
Fires in organic soils — emissions in Viet Nam was 533.98 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest fires in organic soils — emissions recorded in Viet Nam?
The highest recorded value was 2,311 kt in 2002.
What is the lowest fires in organic soils — emissions recorded in Viet Nam?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2001.
How does Viet Nam rank for fires in organic soils — emissions?
Viet Nam ranks 3rd out of 21 groups with data for 2024.
Is fires in organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Viet Nam?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Viet Nam data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Fires in organic soils — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.