Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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
168
Highest
285.39 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
14,420 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,294
What the numbers show
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) is currently reported for 168 countries. The highest value is 285.39 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 14,420 t, and the mean is 7.57 million t.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 10,397.9%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Forest fires — Burning crop residues: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 285.39 million t | 2024 | up 377.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 157.72 million t | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 130.32 million t | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 4 | Mozambique | 116.41 million t | 2024 | down 45.4% | rising |
| 5 | Angola | 99.51 million t | 2024 | down 30.9% | rising |
| 6 | OECD | 83.61 million t | 2024 | up 93.5% | rising |
| 7 | Myanmar | 68.71 million t | 2024 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 8 | Russian Federation | 30.67 million t | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 9 | Canada | 30.48 million t | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 28.74 million t | 2024 | up 1,394.0% | volatile |
| 11 | India | 27.08 million t | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Cambodia | 24.88 million t | 2024 | down 44.6% | flat |
| 13 | Nepal | 19.50 million t | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Türkiye | 138,606 t | 2024 | up 1,063.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Thailand | 19.11 million t | 2024 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 15 | South Sudan | 15.63 million t | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan (former) | 14.93 million t | 2011 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Paraguay | 9.18 million t | 2024 | up 476.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Congo | 8.93 million t | 2024 | up 630.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 7.14 million t | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 20 | Australia and New Zealand | 6.38 million t | 2024 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia | 6.35 million t | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Guatemala | 6.22 million t | 2024 | up 3,630.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Honduras | 6.20 million t | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Madagascar | 6.06 million t | 2024 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 6.06 million t | 2024 | up 563.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 4.99 million t | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 27 | Chad | 4.53 million t | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 28 | China | 4.31 million t | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 28 | China, mainland | 4.31 million t | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 30 | South Africa | 3.45 million t | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 3.31 million t | 2023 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Nigeria | 3.29 million t | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Belize | 3.01 million t | 2024 | up 1,558.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 2.33 million t | 2024 | down 55.3% | rising |
| 35 | Bangladesh | 1.99 million t | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 1.57 million t | 2024 | up 4,735.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Ukraine | 1.50 million t | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Indonesia | 1.49 million t | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 1.49 million t | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Gabon | 1.35 million t | 2024 | up 478.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Guyana | 1.28 million t | 2024 | up 1,401.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Liberia | 1.15 million t | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Argentina | 1.14 million t | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.01 million t | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Philippines | 869,805 t | 2024 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Zimbabwe | 862,778 t | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea | 715,826 t | 2024 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 48 | Malaysia | 679,900 t | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Suriname | 650,978 t | 2024 | up 3,419.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Chile | 568,364 t | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | 525,021 t | 2024 | up 522.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Sierra Leone | 503,362 t | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Papua New Guinea | 466,332 t | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Cuba | 459,579 t | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Costa Rica | 350,699 t | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Ecuador | 349,296 t | 2024 | up 599.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Senegal | 255,668 t | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Bahamas | 225,334 t | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 180,344 t | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Uganda | 158,251 t | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Togo | 138,762 t | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Romania | 135,536 t | 2024 | up 594.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Pakistan | 130,862 t | 2024 | up 3,932.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Serbia | 113,821 t | 2024 | up 10,397.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Bhutan | 98,476 t | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Japan | 96,257 t | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 67 | North Macedonia | 79,092 t | 2024 | up 942.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Sudan | 50,958 t | 2024 | up 294.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Bulgaria | 42,259 t | 2024 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Austria | 37,969 t | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Georgia | 37,930 t | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 36,098 t | 2024 | up 1,461.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Greece | 33,566 t | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Spain | 32,507 t | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 75 | New Zealand | 32,478 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Panama | 31,224 t | 2024 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Dominican Republic | 26,044 t | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Benin | 24,286 t | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Mongolia | 20,316 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18,430 t | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Belarus | 16,294 t | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Italy | 15,164 t | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 83 | El Salvador | 14,961 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13,879 t | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | French Guiana | 13,875 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Botswana | 11,864 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Comoros | 11,568 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Fiji | 9,259 t | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Hungary | 8,679 t | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Tunisia | 8,658 t | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Kenya | 7,698 t | 2024 | up 257.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Croatia | 7,588 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Mayotte | 5,784 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,781 t | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Czechia | 4,342 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Montenegro | 4,334 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 4,333 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Algeria | 4,329 t | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Burundi | 3,310 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 100 | New Caledonia | 2,316 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Mali | 2,313 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2,168 t | 2005 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 2,167 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 2,162 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,137 t | 1999 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 106 | Slovakia | 1,085 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Switzerland | 1,085 t | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Slovenia | 1,085 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 109 | France | 1,084 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Morocco | 1,082 t | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 111 | United States Virgin Islands | 1,078 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Belgium | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Cayman Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Germany | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Denmark | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Egypt | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Finland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Gibraltar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Gambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Grenada | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Isle of Man | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Iraq | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Israel | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Lebanon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Norway | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Poland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Puerto Rico | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Singapore | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Somalia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Sweden | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Montserrat | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 112 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Réunion | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.76 billion t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 894.91 million t
- Non-Annex I countries 1.67 billion t
- Middle Africa 438.62 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 926.58 million t
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 320.10 million t
- Africa 778.27 million t
- Asia 198.97 million t
- Americas 736.89 million t
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 188.95 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 693.14 million t
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 25.28 million t
- South America 643.25 million t
- United Republic of Tanzania 21.93 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 534.51 million t
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17.03 million t
- Eastern Africa 328.26 million t
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 7.17 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 145.04 million t
- Viet Nam 4.02 million t
- Annex I countries 86.70 million t
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 531,886 t
- Southern Asia 48.79 million t
- Melanesia 477,907 t
- Central America 46.93 million t
- Northern America 45.98 million t
- Timor-Leste 8,619 t
- Europe 34.30 million t
- Polynesia 0 t
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t
- Republic of Moldova 0 t
- Syrian Arab Republic 0 t
- Eastern Europe 32.38 million t
- United States of America 15.50 million t
- Western Africa 7.68 million t
- Oceania 6.86 million t
- Eastern Asia 4.96 million t
- Southern Africa 3.65 million t
- European Union (27) 1.89 million t
- Southern Europe 1.88 million t
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.