Forest fires — Emissions in Western Asia

Western Asia: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.4582 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.4582 kt
Change on year
up 124.3%
Rank
27th
of 32 groups
All-time high
3.14 kt
in 2021
All-time low
0.0797 kt
in 2009
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions in Western Asia, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 0.579 kt1991: 0.579 kt1992: 0.795 kt1993: 0.795 kt1994: 0.795 kt1995: 0.795 kt1996: 0.68 kt1997: 0.393 kt1998: 0.978 kt1999: 1 kt2000: 1.5 kt2001: 0.085 kt2002: 0.132 kt2003: 0.222 kt2004: 0.244 kt2005: 0.214 kt2006: 0.453 kt2007: 0.443 kt2008: 0.735 kt2009: 0.08 kt2010: 0.553 kt2011: 0.172 kt2012: 0.545 kt2013: 0.227 kt2014: 0.097 kt2015: 0.277 kt2016: 0.087 kt2017: 0.371 kt2018: 0.132 kt2019: 1.3 kt2020: 1.3 kt2021: 3.1 kt2022: 0.204 kt2023: 0.458 kt

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

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 0.4582 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023.

That represents a change of up 124.3% on the previous year and up 102.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Western Asia peaked at 3.14 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0797 kt, in 2009.

That places Western Asia 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Forest fires — Emissions in Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Western Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.579 kt
1991 0.579 kt +0.0%
1992 0.7954 kt +37.4%
1993 0.7954 kt +0.0%
1994 0.7954 kt +0.0%
1995 0.7954 kt +0.0%
1996 0.6798 kt -14.5%
1997 0.3931 kt -42.2%
1998 0.9775 kt +148.7%
1999 1.01 kt +3.1%
2000 1.48 kt +47.0%
2001 0.0848 kt -94.3%
2002 0.132 kt +55.7%
2003 0.2217 kt +68.0%
2004 0.2442 kt +10.1%
2005 0.2143 kt -12.2%
2006 0.4532 kt +111.5%
2007 0.4432 kt -2.2%
2008 0.7346 kt +65.7%
2009 0.0797 kt -89.2%
2010 0.5532 kt +594.1%
2011 0.1719 kt -68.9%
2012 0.5451 kt +217.1%
2013 0.2267 kt -58.4%
2014 0.0972 kt -57.1%
2015 0.2766 kt +184.6%
2016 0.0872 kt -68.5%
2017 0.3711 kt +325.6%
2018 0.1319 kt -64.5%
2019 1.33 kt +908.7%
2020 1.33 kt -0.2%
2021 3.14 kt +136.6%
2022 0.2043 kt -93.5%
2023 0.4582 kt +124.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7397 kt 0.3931 kt 1.01 kt 10
2000s 0.4088 kt 0.0797 kt 1.48 kt 10
2010s 0.3791 kt 0.0872 kt 1.33 kt 10
2020s 1.28 kt 0.2043 kt 3.14 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 25 Honduras 12.76 kt compare
  2. 26 Cameroon 12.03 kt compare
  3. 27 Chad 11.58 kt compare
  4. 28 Nicaragua 7.61 kt compare
  5. 29 Nigeria 6.52 kt compare
  6. 30 Congo 5.52 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Western Asia?
Forest fires — emissions in Western Asia was 0.4582 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 3.14 kt in 2021.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0797 kt in 2009.
How does Western Asia rank for forest fires — emissions?
Western Asia ranks 27th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 102.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Asia 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