Forest fires — Burned Area 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
184
Highest
5.28 million ha
Brazil
Lowest
0 ha
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
312.08 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,294
What the numbers show
Forest fires — Burned Area is currently reported for 184 countries. The highest value is 5.28 million ha in Brazil; the lowest is 0 ha in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 312.08 ha, and the mean is 190,739 ha.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 10,397.9%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 100.0%).
Forest fires — Burned Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5.28 million ha | 2024 | up 376.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 2.93 million ha | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.92 million ha | 2024 | up 3,789.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 2.42 million ha | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 4 | Mozambique | 2.26 million ha | 2024 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.50 million ha | 2024 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 5 | Angola | 1.85 million ha | 2024 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 6 | OECD | 1.77 million ha | 2024 | up 102.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 481,396 ha | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 1.29 million ha | 2024 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 414,900 ha | 2024 | down 65.3% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 723,318 ha | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 8 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 316,286 ha | 2024 | up 712.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 717,855 ha | 2024 | up 386.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 557,291 ha | 2024 | up 1,413.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 77,644 ha | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 11 | India | 523,649 ha | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10,553 ha | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Cambodia | 470,662 ha | 2024 | down 45.1% | flat |
| 12 | Melanesia | 8,913 ha | 2024 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Nepal | 363,091 ha | 2024 | up 100.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Türkiye | 2,750 ha | 2024 | up 1,063.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Thailand | 362,523 ha | 2024 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 171.01 ha | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 15 | South Sudan | 289,236 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 15 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Sudan (former) | 276,002 ha | 2011 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Paraguay | 178,192 ha | 2024 | up 492.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Congo | 165,085 ha | 2024 | up 630.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 140,455 ha | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 20 | Australia and New Zealand | 126,361 ha | 2024 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia | 125,716 ha | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Madagascar | 116,407 ha | 2024 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 23 | Guatemala | 115,586 ha | 2024 | up 3,626.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 115,054 ha | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Caribbean | 13,704 ha | 2024 | up 75.8% | falling |
| 25 | Peru | 112,510 ha | 2024 | up 556.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 92,372 ha | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 27 | China | 85,701 ha | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 27 | China, mainland | 85,701 ha | 2024 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,154 ha | 2024 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Chad | 83,816 ha | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 68,512 ha | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 61,142 ha | 2023 | up 256.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Nigeria | 60,873 ha | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Belize | 55,708 ha | 2024 | up 1,558.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 43,559 ha | 2024 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 36,784 ha | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 31,181 ha | 2024 | up 4,735.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 29,708 ha | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Colombia | 27,782 ha | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Indonesia | 27,697 ha | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Gabon | 24,961 ha | 2024 | up 478.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Guyana | 23,596 ha | 2024 | up 1,391.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Argentina | 22,114 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Liberia | 21,332 ha | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 18,581 ha | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 17,119 ha | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Philippines | 16,900 ha | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea | 13,234 ha | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 48 | Malaysia | 12,588 ha | 2024 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Suriname | 12,033 ha | 2024 | up 3,419.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 11,277 ha | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | 9,705 ha | 2024 | up 522.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 9,320 ha | 2024 | down 9.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 8,699 ha | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Cuba | 8,671 ha | 2024 | up 166.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Ecuador | 6,924 ha | 2024 | up 604.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 6,585 ha | 2024 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Senegal | 4,726 ha | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Bahamas | 4,241 ha | 2024 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 3,578 ha | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Uganda | 2,970 ha | 2024 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Romania | 2,689 ha | 2024 | up 594.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Pakistan | 2,596 ha | 2024 | up 3,932.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Togo | 2,565 ha | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia | 2,258 ha | 2024 | up 10,397.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Bhutan | 1,929 ha | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Japan | 1,910 ha | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 1,569 ha | 2024 | up 942.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Sudan | 1,005 ha | 2024 | up 291.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 838.48 ha | 2024 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Austria | 753.35 ha | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Georgia | 752.58 ha | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 705.24 ha | 2024 | up 1,550.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Greece | 665.99 ha | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Spain | 644.98 ha | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 75 | New Zealand | 644.4 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Panama | 577.16 ha | 2024 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 513.61 ha | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Mongolia | 495.5 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Benin | 448.91 ha | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 365.67 ha | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Belarus | 323.29 ha | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Italy | 300.86 ha | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 83 | El Salvador | 278.01 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 256.54 ha | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | French Guiana | 256.46 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Botswana | 235.4 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Comoros | 213.82 ha | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Hungary | 172.2 ha | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Tunisia | 171.79 ha | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Fiji | 171.15 ha | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Croatia | 150.55 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Kenya | 149.59 ha | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Mayotte | 106.92 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | 106.86 ha | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Czechia | 86.14 ha | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Montenegro | 86 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 85.97 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Algeria | 85.89 ha | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Burundi | 64.11 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Serbia and Montenegro | 43.02 ha | 2005 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 42.99 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Uruguay | 42.9 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 42.81 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Mali | 42.76 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 22.57 ha | 1999 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 106 | Slovakia | 21.53 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Switzerland | 21.52 ha | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Slovenia | 21.52 ha | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 109 | France | 21.5 ha | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Morocco | 21.47 ha | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 111 | United States Virgin Islands | 21.4 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Belgium | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Cayman Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Germany | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Egypt | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Eritrea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Isle of Man | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Iraq | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Lesotho | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Namibia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Poland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Singapore | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Solomon Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Somalia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | British Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Réunion | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 33.12 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 16.76 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 31.16 million ha
- Middle Africa 8.12 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 17.35 million ha
- Africa 14.56 million ha
- Asia 3.77 million ha
- Americas 13.85 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 12.88 million ha
- South America 11.91 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 10.03 million ha
- Eastern Africa 6.22 million ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 132,919 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 2.74 million ha
- Annex I countries 1.95 million ha
- Northern America 1.03 million ha
- Southern Asia 928,049 ha
- Central America 894,944 ha
- Europe 795,283 ha
- Eastern Europe 757,157 ha
- United States of America 314,391 ha
- Western Africa 141,982 ha
- Oceania 135,273 ha
- Eastern Asia 98,660 ha
- Southern Africa 72,325 ha
- European Union (27) 37,547 ha
- Southern Europe 37,330 ha
- Western Asia 3,546 ha
- Northern Africa 1,284 ha
- Western Europe 796.38 ha
- Central Asia 0 ha
- Northern Europe 0 ha
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.