Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in World

World: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 3,059 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
3,059 kt
Change on year
up 5.4%
Rank
1st
of 37 groups
All-time high
8,653 kt
in 1998
All-time low
2,547 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in World, 1990–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 4.3k kt1991: 4.3k kt1992: 4.3k kt1993: 4.3k kt1994: 4.3k kt1995: 4.3k kt1996: 4.9k kt1997: 7.1k kt1998: 8.7k kt1999: 6.8k kt2000: 4.5k kt2001: 2.5k kt2002: 3.0k kt2003: 4.1k kt2004: 4.4k kt2005: 4.2k kt2006: 3.7k kt2007: 4.4k kt2008: 3.7k kt2009: 3.6k kt2010: 4.9k kt2011: 3.9k kt2012: 4.3k kt2013: 3.6k kt2014: 3.7k kt2015: 4.0k kt2016: 3.9k kt2017: 3.9k kt2018: 3.4k kt2019: 4.3k kt2020: 4.1k kt2021: 3.6k kt2022: 2.9k kt2023: 3.1k kt

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

Analysis

World recorded 3,059 kt for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World peaked at 8,653 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2,547 kt, in 2001.

That places World 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,310 kt 4,268 kt 8,653 kt 10
2000s 3,819 kt 2,547 kt 4,480 kt 10
2010s 3,986 kt 3,367 kt 4,933 kt 10
2020s 3,401 kt 2,902 kt 4,075 kt 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 424.29 kt compare
  2. 2 OECD 391.63 kt compare
  3. 3 Zambia 286.25 kt compare
  4. 4 Mozambique 270.76 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World?
Forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World was 3,059 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 8,653 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 2,547 kt in 2001.
How does World rank for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
World ranks 1st out of 37 groups with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this World data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1
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