Forest fires — Emissions in Polynesia

Polynesia: Forest fires — Emissions was 0 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0 kt
World rank
15th
of 22 countries
All-time high
0.141 kt
in 1998
All-time low
0 kt
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Polynesia, 1990–2024

00.050.10.151990200720241990: 0.016 kt1991: 0.016 kt1992: 0.016 kt1993: 0.016 kt1994: 0.016 kt1995: 0.016 kt1996: 0.063 kt1997: 0.063 kt1998: 0.141 kt1999: 0.07 kt2000: 0.013 kt2001: 0 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 0 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0 kt2007: 0 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0 kt2010: 0 kt2011: 0.125 kt2012: 0 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 0 kt2017: 0 kt2018: 0 kt2019: 0 kt2020: 0 kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0 kt2024: 0 kt

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

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Polynesia, 1990 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +284.8% 0.0164 kt 0.0631 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 Cambodia 57.22 kt compare
  2. 12 Melanesia 1.1 kt compare
  3. 13 Nepal 44.84 kt compare
  4. 13 Türkiye 0.3188 kt compare
  5. 14 Thailand 43.95 kt compare
  6. 14 Timor-Leste 0.0198 kt compare
  7. 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
  8. 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
  9. 15 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
  10. 15 South Sudan 35.94 kt compare
  11. 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
  12. 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
  13. 15 Micronesia 0 kt
  14. 16 Sudan (former) 34.33 kt compare
  15. 17 Paraguay 21.12 kt compare
  16. 18 Congo 20.54 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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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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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.