Forest fires — Emissions in Polynesia
Polynesia: Forest fires — Emissions was 0 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Polynesia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Polynesia recorded 0 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Polynesia peaked at 0.141 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2001.
Polynesia ranks 15th of 22 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.
Forest fires — Emissions in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0164 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0164 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0164 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0164 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0164 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0164 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0631 kt | +284.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0631 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.141 kt | +123.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0696 kt | -50.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0129 kt | -81.5% |
| 2001 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 kt | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt | — |
| 2004 | 0 kt | — |
| 2005 | 0 kt | — |
| 2006 | 0 kt | — |
| 2007 | 0 kt | — |
| 2008 | 0 kt | — |
| 2009 | 0 kt | — |
| 2010 | 0 kt | — |
| 2011 | 0.1251 kt | — |
| 2012 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 kt | — |
| 2014 | 0 kt | — |
| 2015 | 0 kt | — |
| 2016 | 0 kt | — |
| 2017 | 0 kt | — |
| 2018 | 0 kt | — |
| 2019 | 0 kt | — |
| 2020 | 0 kt | — |
| 2021 | 0 kt | — |
| 2022 | 0 kt | — |
| 2023 | 0 kt | — |
| 2024 | 0 kt | — |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions in Polynesia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +284.8% | 0.0164 kt | 0.0631 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0435 kt | 0.0164 kt | 0.141 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 kt | 0 kt | 0.0129 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 kt | 0 kt | 0.1251 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Polynesia
- 12 Cambodia 57.22 kt compare
- 12 Melanesia 1.1 kt compare
- 13 Nepal 44.84 kt compare
- 13 Türkiye 0.3188 kt compare
- 14 Thailand 43.95 kt compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.0198 kt compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 15 South Sudan 35.94 kt compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 15 Micronesia 0 kt
- 16 Sudan (former) 34.33 kt compare
- 17 Paraguay 21.12 kt compare
- 18 Congo 20.54 kt compare
More climate change data for Polynesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 525,159 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 579.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 115.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 464.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.011 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Polynesia?
- Forest fires — emissions in Polynesia was 0 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.141 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2001.
- How does Polynesia rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Polynesia ranks 15th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Polynesia 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.