Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Sweden
Sweden: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) was 0 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 kt
World rank
124th
of 240 countries
All-time high
0.8548 kt
in 2014
All-time low
0 kt
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Forest fires — Emissions in Sweden, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Sweden peaked at 0.8548 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2001.
That places Sweden 124th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 (CH4) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0499 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0499 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0404 kt | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0287 kt | -29.0% |
| 1998 | 0.226 kt | +687.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0317 kt | -86.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0152 kt | -52.1% |
| 2001 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 kt | — |
| 2003 | 0 kt | — |
| 2004 | 0 kt | — |
| 2005 | 0 kt | — |
| 2006 | 0.053 kt | — |
| 2007 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 kt | — |
| 2009 | 0 kt | — |
| 2010 | 0 kt | — |
| 2011 | 0 kt | — |
| 2012 | 0.0025 kt | — |
| 2013 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8548 kt | — |
| 2015 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 kt | — |
| 2017 | 0 kt | — |
| 2018 | 0.1935 kt | — |
| 2019 | 0 kt | -100.0% |
| 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 (CH4) in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +687.5% | 0.0287 kt | 0.226 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0626 kt | 0.0287 kt | 0.226 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0068 kt | 0 kt | 0.053 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1051 kt | 0 kt | 0.8548 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 kt | 0 kt | 0 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
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- 124 Andorra 0 kt
- 124 Anguilla 0 kt
- 124 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt
- 124 Armenia 0 kt compare
- 124 Aruba 0 kt
- 124 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt
- 124 Bahrain 0 kt
- 124 Barbados 0 kt
- 124 Belgium 0 kt compare
- 124 Bermuda 0 kt
- 124 British Virgin Islands 0 kt
- 124 Burkina Faso 0 kt compare
- 124 Cabo Verde 0 kt
- 124 Cayman Islands 0 kt compare
- 124 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kt compare
- 124 China, Macao SAR 0 kt
- 124 China, Taiwan Province of 0 kt compare
- 124 Cook Islands 0 kt
- 124 Cyprus 0 kt compare
- 124 Denmark 0 kt compare
- 124 Djibouti 0 kt
- 124 Dominica 0 kt
- 124 Egypt 0 kt compare
- 124 Eritrea 0 kt compare
- 124 Estonia 0 kt compare
- 124 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt compare
- 124 Faroe Islands 0 kt
- 124 Finland 0 kt compare
- 124 French Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 124 Gambia 0 kt compare
- 124 Germany 0 kt compare
- 124 Gibraltar 0 kt compare
- 124 Greenland 0 kt
- 124 Grenada 0 kt compare
- 124 Guadeloupe 0 kt
- 124 Guam 0 kt
- 124 Haiti 0 kt compare
- 124 Iceland 0 kt
- 124 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 124 Iraq 0 kt compare
- 124 Ireland 0 kt compare
- 124 Isle of Man 0 kt compare
- 124 Israel 0 kt compare
- 124 Jamaica 0 kt compare
- 124 Jordan 0 kt
- 124 Kazakhstan 0 kt compare
- 124 Kiribati 0 kt
- 124 Kuwait 0 kt
- 124 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt compare
- 124 Latvia 0 kt compare
- 124 Lebanon 0 kt compare
- 124 Lesotho 0 kt compare
- 124 Libya 0 kt
- 124 Liechtenstein 0 kt
- 124 Lithuania 0 kt compare
- 124 Luxembourg 0 kt
- 124 Maldives 0 kt
- 124 Malta 0 kt
- 124 Marshall Islands 0 kt
- 124 Martinique 0 kt
- 124 Mauritania 0 kt compare
- 124 Mauritius 0 kt compare
- 124 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 124 Montserrat 0 kt compare
- 124 Namibia 0 kt compare
- 124 Naoero 0 kt
- 124 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt compare
- 124 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 kt
- 124 Niger 0 kt compare
- 124 Niue 0 kt
- 124 Norfolk Island 0 kt
- 124 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt
- 124 Norway 0 kt compare
- 124 Oman 0 kt
- 124 Palau 0 kt
- 124 Palestine 0 kt
- 124 Pitcairn 0 kt
- 124 Poland 0 kt compare
- 124 Puerto Rico 0 kt compare
- 124 Qatar 0 kt
- 124 Republic of Korea 0 kt compare
- 124 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 124 Réunion 0 kt compare
- 124 Rwanda 0 kt compare
- 124 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt
- 124 Saint Lucia 0 kt
- 124 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt
- 124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt
- 124 Samoa 0 kt compare
- 124 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt
- 124 Saudi Arabia 0 kt
- 124 Seychelles 0 kt
- 124 Singapore 0 kt compare
- 124 Solomon Islands 0 kt compare
- 124 Somalia 0 kt compare
- 124 Sri Lanka 0 kt compare
- 124 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt
- 124 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
- 124 Tajikistan 0 kt compare
- 124 Tokelau 0 kt
- 124 Tonga 0 kt
- 124 Turkmenistan 0 kt compare
- 124 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt compare
- 124 Tuvalu 0 kt
- 124 United Arab Emirates 0 kt
- 124 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 kt compare
- 124 Uzbekistan 0 kt compare
- 124 Vanuatu 0 kt compare
- 124 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 124 Western Sahara 0 kt
- 124 Yemen 0 kt
- 124 Micronesia 0 kt
- 124 Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 124 Channel Islands 0 kt
More climate change data for Sweden
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Sweden?
- Forest fires — emissions in Sweden was 0 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8548 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2001.
- How does Sweden rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Sweden ranks 124th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.