Forest fires — Emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Forest fires — Emissions was 1,594 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) is 1,594 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 64.9% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 1,594 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 774.19 kt, in 2009.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,148 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,148 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,150 kt | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,181 kt | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 1,181 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,181 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 843.85 kt | -28.6% |
| 1997 | 1,083 kt | +28.3% |
| 1998 | 1,429 kt | +32.0% |
| 1999 | 1,577 kt | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 858.59 kt | -45.6% |
| 2001 | 779.75 kt | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 803.73 kt | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,056 kt | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 1,254 kt | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 1,193 kt | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 1,015 kt | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 1,376 kt | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 1,057 kt | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 774.19 kt | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 1,559 kt | +101.4% |
| 2011 | 1,169 kt | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 1,189 kt | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 1,044 kt | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 967.59 kt | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 1,058 kt | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1,301 kt | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 1,114 kt | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 1,076 kt | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 1,333 kt | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 1,209 kt | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1,124 kt | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 984.16 kt | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 966.93 kt | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1,594 kt | +64.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,192 kt | 843.85 kt | 1,577 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,017 kt | 774.19 kt | 1,376 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,181 kt | 967.59 kt | 1,559 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,176 kt | 966.93 kt | 1,594 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 736.24 kt compare
- 3 Central African Republic 299.74 kt compare
- 4 Mozambique 267.75 kt compare
- 5 Angola 228.87 kt compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 434.58 kt compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 58.13 kt compare
- 6 OECD 192.31 kt compare
- 7 Myanmar 158.04 kt compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 50.44 kt compare
- 8 Russian Federation 70.54 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 39.17 kt compare
- 9 Canada 70.11 kt compare
More climate change data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.82 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 537,618 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 380,204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 594.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,579 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,188 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 128.3 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Forest fires — emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 1,594 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,594 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 774.19 kt in 2009.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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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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.