Forest fires — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.0166 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0166 kt
World rank
88th
of 219 countries
All-time high
0.0589 kt
in 1996
All-time low
0 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990–2023

00.020.040.061990200620231990: 0.017 kt1991: 0.017 kt1992: 0.017 kt1993: 0.017 kt1994: 0.017 kt1995: 0.017 kt1996: 0.059 kt1997: 0.041 kt1998: 0.045 kt1999: 0.045 kt2000: 0.045 kt2001: 0.04 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0.029 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0.013 kt2007: 0.039 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0.002 kt2010: 0.007 kt2011: 0.01 kt2012: 0.015 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 0 kt2017: 0.005 kt2018: 0.022 kt2019: 0.043 kt2020: 0.01 kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0.017 kt

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

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.0166 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.0589 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2002.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 88th of 219 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.

Forest fires — Emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.0168 kt
1991 0.0168 kt +0.0%
1992 0.0168 kt +0.0%
1993 0.0168 kt +0.0%
1994 0.0168 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0168 kt +0.0%
1996 0.0589 kt +250.6%
1997 0.0412 kt -30.1%
1998 0.0454 kt +10.2%
1999 0.0454 kt +0.0%
2000 0.0454 kt +0.0%
2001 0.04 kt -11.9%
2002 0 kt -100.0%
2003 0.0295 kt
2004 0 kt -100.0%
2005 0 kt
2006 0.0125 kt
2007 0.0389 kt +211.2%
2008 0 kt -100.0%
2009 0.002 kt
2010 0.0075 kt +275.0%
2011 0.01 kt +33.3%
2012 0.015 kt +50.0%
2013 0 kt -100.0%
2014 0 kt
2015 0 kt
2016 0 kt
2017 0.005 kt
2018 0.022 kt +340.0%
2019 0.0425 kt +93.2%
2020 0.01 kt -76.5%
2021 0 kt -100.0%
2022 0 kt
2023 0.0166 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0292 kt 0.0168 kt 0.0589 kt 10
2000s 0.0168 kt 0 kt 0.0454 kt 10
2010s 0.0102 kt 0 kt 0.0425 kt 10
2020s 0.0066 kt 0 kt 0.0166 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 85 French Guiana 0.0239 kt compare
  2. 86 Albania 0.0199 kt compare
  3. 87 Armenia 0.0174 kt compare
  4. 89 Equatorial Guinea 0.0133 kt compare
  5. 90 New Caledonia 0.0107 kt compare
  6. 91 El Salvador 0.0103 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Forest fires — emissions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0166 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0589 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2002.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for forest fires — emissions?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 88th out of 219 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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
Last refreshed

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