Forest fires — Emissions in France

France: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.2219 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.2219 kt
Change on year
down 89.5%
World rank
70th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.11 kt
in 2022
All-time low
0.0175 kt
in 2013
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions in France, 1990–2023

00.511.521990200620231990: 0.496 kt1991: 0.496 kt1992: 0.496 kt1993: 0.496 kt1994: 0.496 kt1995: 0.496 kt1996: 0.333 kt1997: 0.388 kt1998: 0.562 kt1999: 0.515 kt2000: 0.864 kt2001: 0.232 kt2002: 0.239 kt2003: 1.8 kt2004: 0.314 kt2005: 0.621 kt2006: 0.022 kt2007: 0.06 kt2008: 0.337 kt2009: 0.568 kt2010: 0.209 kt2011: 0.11 kt2012: 1.2 kt2013: 0.018 kt2014: 0.454 kt2015: 0.11 kt2016: 0.092 kt2017: 1.3 kt2018: 0.035 kt2019: 1.1 kt2020: 0.229 kt2021: 0.342 kt2022: 2.1 kt2023: 0.222 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions in France stood at 0.2219 kt.

The figure is down 89.5% on the previous year and up 1,168.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in France peaked at 2.11 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 kt, in 2013.

France ranks 70th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4773 kt 0.3334 kt 0.5625 kt 10
2000s 0.5022 kt 0.0225 kt 1.76 kt 10
2010s 0.4652 kt 0.0175 kt 1.33 kt 10
2020s 0.7256 kt 0.2219 kt 2.11 kt 4

Countries ranked near France

  1. 67 Benin 0.3006 kt compare
  2. 67 Côte d'Ivoire 0.3006 kt compare
  3. 69 Uganda 0.2789 kt compare
  4. 71 Togo 0.1942 kt compare
  5. 72 Suriname 0.1941 kt compare
  6. 73 Georgia 0.1844 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in France?
Forest fires — emissions in France was 0.2219 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 2.11 kt in 2022.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 kt in 2013.
How does France rank for forest fires — emissions?
France ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,168.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this France data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 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