Forest fires — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Forest fires — Emissions was 1,211 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,211 kt
Change on year
down 17.1%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
2,756 kt
in 1998
All-time low
1,211 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200620231990: 1.8k kt1991: 1.8k kt1992: 1.8k kt1993: 1.8k kt1994: 1.8k kt1995: 1.8k kt1996: 1.5k kt1997: 2.0k kt1998: 2.8k kt1999: 2.5k kt2000: 1.9k kt2001: 1.4k kt2002: 1.4k kt2003: 1.9k kt2004: 1.7k kt2005: 2.0k kt2006: 1.8k kt2007: 1.8k kt2008: 1.9k kt2009: 1.7k kt2010: 2.0k kt2011: 2.0k kt2012: 2.0k kt2013: 1.9k kt2014: 1.7k kt2015: 1.8k kt2016: 2.0k kt2017: 1.8k kt2018: 1.7k kt2019: 1.7k kt2020: 1.6k kt2021: 1.6k kt2022: 1.5k kt2023: 1.2k kt

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 1,211 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 2,756 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,211 kt, in 2023.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Forest fires — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 1,818 kt
1991 1,818 kt +0.0%
1992 1,818 kt +0.0%
1993 1,818 kt +0.0%
1994 1,818 kt +0.0%
1995 1,818 kt +0.0%
1996 1,464 kt -19.5%
1997 2,043 kt +39.5%
1998 2,756 kt +34.9%
1999 2,550 kt -7.5%
2000 1,860 kt -27.0%
2001 1,387 kt -25.4%
2002 1,351 kt -2.6%
2003 1,883 kt +39.3%
2004 1,726 kt -8.3%
2005 2,024 kt +17.3%
2006 1,850 kt -8.6%
2007 1,837 kt -0.7%
2008 1,887 kt +2.7%
2009 1,660 kt -12.0%
2010 2,026 kt +22.1%
2011 1,989 kt -1.8%
2012 2,019 kt +1.5%
2013 1,872 kt -7.3%
2014 1,734 kt -7.4%
2015 1,776 kt +2.4%
2016 2,008 kt +13.1%
2017 1,839 kt -8.4%
2018 1,714 kt -6.8%
2019 1,706 kt -0.5%
2020 1,648 kt -3.4%
2021 1,624 kt -1.4%
2022 1,461 kt -10.0%
2023 1,211 kt -17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,972 kt 1,464 kt 2,756 kt 10
2000s 1,747 kt 1,351 kt 2,024 kt 10
2010s 1,868 kt 1,706 kt 2,026 kt 10
2020s 1,486 kt 1,211 kt 1,648 kt 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 2 Central African Republic 301.41 kt compare
  2. 3 Zambia 286.25 kt compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 424.29 kt compare
  4. 4 Mozambique 270.76 kt compare
  5. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 176.17 kt compare
  6. 5 Canada 266.67 kt compare
  7. 6 Brazil 195.63 kt compare
  8. 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 108.41 kt compare
  9. 7 Angola 194.44 kt compare
  10. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 79.02 kt compare
  11. 8 Myanmar 185.04 kt compare
  12. 8 Viet Nam 10.15 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Forest fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1,211 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 2,756 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 1,211 kt in 2023.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for forest fires — emissions?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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