Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in France
France: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 0.0025 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in France, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
France recorded 0.0025 kt for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 98.9% on the previous year and down 99.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in France peaked at 2.11 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 kt, in 2024.
France ranks 116th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 0.581 kt | 0.0025 kt | 2.11 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 113 Azerbaijan 0.005 kt compare
- 113 Serbia and Montenegro 0.005 kt compare
- 113 Uruguay 0.005 kt compare
- 116 Morocco 0.0025 kt compare
- 116 Slovakia 0.0025 kt compare
- 116 Slovenia 0.0025 kt compare
- 116 Switzerland 0.0025 kt compare
- 116 United States Virgin Islands 0.0025 kt compare
More climate change data for France
- Share co2 vs population 0.6727 (2100)
- Population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Population, total 68.72 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Urban population 54.18 million (2025)
- Urban population 78.8% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 3.97 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 40.05 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 3.97 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 3.97 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in France?
- Forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in France was 0.0025 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 kt in 2024.
- How does France rank for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
- France ranks 116th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.4%. 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) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.