Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)

Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 1,594 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,594 kt
Change on year
up 64.9%
Rank
7th
of 36 groups
All-time high
1,594 kt
in 2024
All-time low
774.19 kt
in 2009
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990–2024

05001.0k1.5k1990200720241990: 1.1k kt1991: 1.1k kt1992: 1.1k kt1993: 1.2k kt1994: 1.2k kt1995: 1.2k kt1996: 843.9 kt1997: 1.1k kt1998: 1.4k kt1999: 1.6k kt2000: 858.6 kt2001: 779.8 kt2002: 803.7 kt2003: 1.1k kt2004: 1.3k kt2005: 1.2k kt2006: 1.0k kt2007: 1.4k kt2008: 1.1k kt2009: 774.2 kt2010: 1.6k kt2011: 1.2k kt2012: 1.2k kt2013: 1.0k kt2014: 967.6 kt2015: 1.1k kt2016: 1.3k kt2017: 1.1k kt2018: 1.1k kt2019: 1.3k kt2020: 1.2k kt2021: 1.1k kt2022: 984.2 kt2023: 966.9 kt2024: 1.6k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 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 (ch4) — fao tier 1 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 7th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 4 Zambia 362.76 kt compare
  2. 5 Mozambique 267.75 kt compare
  3. 6 Angola 228.87 kt compare
  4. 7 OECD 192.31 kt compare
  5. 8 Myanmar 158.04 kt compare
  6. 9 Russian Federation 70.54 kt compare
  7. 10 Canada 70.11 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
Forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 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 (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1,594 kt in 2024.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 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 (ch4) — fao tier 1?
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 7th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 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) — 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
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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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.