Forest fires — Emissions in Philippines

Philippines: Forest fires — Emissions was 2 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
2 kt
Change on year
up 97.0%
World rank
45th
of 219 countries
All-time high
6.35 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0.0782 kt
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Philippines, 1990–2024

02461990200720241990: 1.4 kt1991: 1.4 kt1992: 1.4 kt1993: 1.4 kt1994: 1.4 kt1995: 1.4 kt1996: 1.6 kt1997: 2.1 kt1998: 6.3 kt1999: 1.8 kt2000: 2 kt2001: 0.078 kt2002: 1.3 kt2003: 1.3 kt2004: 1.3 kt2005: 2.1 kt2006: 0.662 kt2007: 0.986 kt2008: 0.496 kt2009: 0.408 kt2010: 4.1 kt2011: 0.38 kt2012: 0.241 kt2013: 0.709 kt2014: 1.1 kt2015: 1.6 kt2016: 1.9 kt2017: 0.455 kt2018: 0.528 kt2019: 1.3 kt2020: 1.6 kt2021: 0.541 kt2022: 0.346 kt2023: 1 kt2024: 2 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Philippines stood at 2 kt.

That represents a change of up 97.0% on the previous year and up 81.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Philippines peaked at 6.35 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0782 kt, in 2001.

Philippines ranks 45th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Forest fires — Emissions in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Philippines, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 1.38 kt —
1991 1.38 kt +0.0%
1992 1.38 kt +0.0%
1993 1.38 kt +0.0%
1994 1.38 kt +0.0%
1995 1.38 kt +0.0%
1996 1.55 kt +12.3%
1997 2.06 kt +33.0%
1998 6.35 kt +207.6%
1999 1.79 kt -71.9%
2000 2.01 kt +12.5%
2001 0.0782 kt -96.1%
2002 1.27 kt +1519.7%
2003 1.26 kt -0.3%
2004 1.27 kt +0.2%
2005 2.11 kt +66.4%
2006 0.662 kt -68.6%
2007 0.9862 kt +49.0%
2008 0.4958 kt -49.7%
2009 0.4083 kt -17.6%
2010 4.09 kt +902.3%
2011 0.3798 kt -90.7%
2012 0.241 kt -36.5%
2013 0.7087 kt +194.1%
2014 1.1 kt +55.4%
2015 1.61 kt +46.5%
2016 1.92 kt +19.0%
2017 0.4548 kt -76.3%
2018 0.5285 kt +16.2%
2019 1.27 kt +139.7%
2020 1.58 kt +24.4%
2021 0.5407 kt -65.7%
2022 0.3464 kt -35.9%
2023 1.02 kt +193.1%
2024 2 kt +97.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 2 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0399 kt, 50.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 2 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0053 kt, 377.5× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Emissions in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +1519.7% 0.0782 kt 1.27 kt
2010 +902.3% 0.4083 kt 4.09 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 kt 1.38 kt 6.35 kt 10
2000s 1.05 kt 0.0782 kt 2.11 kt 10
2010s 1.23 kt 0.241 kt 4.09 kt 10
2020s 1.1 kt 0.3464 kt 2 kt 5

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 42 Liberia 2.65 kt compare
  2. 43 Argentina 2.62 kt compare
  3. 44 Guinea-Bissau 2.31 kt compare
  4. 46 Zimbabwe 1.98 kt compare
  5. 47 Guinea 1.65 kt compare
  6. 48 Malaysia 1.56 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Philippines?
Forest fires — emissions in Philippines was 2 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 6.35 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0782 kt in 2001.
How does Philippines rank for forest fires — emissions?
Philippines ranks 45th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Philippines 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
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.