Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) by country
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.
Countries reporting
157
Highest
516,327 kt
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Lowest
0 kt
Réunion
Median
82.19 kt
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
5,537
What the numbers show
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 157 countries. The highest value is 516,327 kt in Bolivia (Plurinational State of); the lowest is 0 kt in Réunion.
The median across all reporting countries is 82.19 kt, and the mean is 19,019 kt.
Over the past decade 50 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 10,397.6%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 516,327 kt | 2024 | up 3,795.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 460,333 kt | 2024 | up 377.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 304,772 kt | 2024 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 4 | Zambia | 254,403 kt | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 210,211 kt | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 187,773 kt | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 7 | Angola | 160,510 kt | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 8 | OECD | 134,865 kt | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Myanmar | 110,834 kt | 2024 | down 39.9% | falling |
| 10 | Russian Federation | 49,472 kt | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 11 | Canada | 49,170 kt | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Mexico | 46,350 kt | 2024 | up 1,394.0% | rising |
| 13 | India | 43,675 kt | 2024 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 40,769 kt | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Cambodia | 40,127 kt | 2024 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 35,372 kt | 2024 | down 65.3% | falling |
| 17 | Nepal | 31,446 kt | 2024 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 30,823 kt | 2024 | down 40.1% | rising |
| 19 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 27,468 kt | 2024 | up 734.3% | volatile |
| 20 | South Sudan | 25,207 kt | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 21 | Sudan (former) | 24,078 kt | 2011 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 14,810 kt | 2024 | up 476.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo | 14,405 kt | 2024 | up 630.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 11,513 kt | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 25 | Australia and New Zealand | 10,296 kt | 2024 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia | 10,244 kt | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Guatemala | 10,035 kt | 2024 | up 3,630.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Honduras | 9,994 kt | 2024 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 9,774 kt | 2024 | up 68.5% | rising |
| 30 | Peru | 9,772 kt | 2024 | up 563.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Cameroon | 8,050 kt | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Chad | 7,305 kt | 2024 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 33 | China | 6,948 kt | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 33 | China, mainland | 6,948 kt | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 6,480 kt | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 36 | South Africa | 5,571 kt | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 5,334 kt | 2023 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Nigeria | 5,312 kt | 2024 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Belize | 4,861 kt | 2024 | up 1,558.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Malawi | 3,756 kt | 2024 | down 55.3% | falling |
| 41 | Bangladesh | 3,210 kt | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Portugal | 2,535 kt | 2024 | up 4,735.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 2,415 kt | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Indonesia | 2,401 kt | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Colombia | 2,399 kt | 2024 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Gabon | 2,178 kt | 2024 | up 478.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Guyana | 2,057 kt | 2024 | up 1,401.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Liberia | 1,861 kt | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Argentina | 1,840 kt | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,621 kt | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Philippines | 1,403 kt | 2024 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Zimbabwe | 1,392 kt | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Caribbean | 1,171 kt | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Guinea | 1,155 kt | 2024 | down 61.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Malaysia | 1,097 kt | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Suriname | 1,050 kt | 2024 | up 3,419.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Chile | 916.77 kt | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 857.93 kt | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Ghana | 846.86 kt | 2024 | up 522.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 811.92 kt | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Melanesia | 770.87 kt | 2024 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Papua New Guinea | 752.19 kt | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Cuba | 741.3 kt | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Costa Rica | 565.68 kt | 2024 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 563.41 kt | 2024 | up 599.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Senegal | 412.39 kt | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahamas | 363.46 kt | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Eswatini | 290.89 kt | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Uganda | 255.26 kt | 2024 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Togo | 223.82 kt | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Türkiye | 223.57 kt | 2024 | up 1,063.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 218.62 kt | 2024 | up 594.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Pakistan | 211.08 kt | 2024 | up 3,932.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Serbia | 183.59 kt | 2024 | up 10,397.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Bhutan | 158.84 kt | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Japan | 155.26 kt | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 127.58 kt | 2024 | up 942.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Côte d'Ivoire | 100.61 kt | 2024 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Sudan | 82.19 kt | 2024 | up 294.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 68.16 kt | 2024 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Austria | 61.24 kt | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Georgia | 61.18 kt | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 58.23 kt | 2024 | up 1,461.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Greece | 54.14 kt | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Spain | 52.43 kt | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 86 | New Zealand | 52.39 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Panama | 50.37 kt | 2024 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 42.01 kt | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Benin | 39.17 kt | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Mongolia | 32.77 kt | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.73 kt | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Belarus | 26.28 kt | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Italy | 24.46 kt | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 94 | El Salvador | 24.13 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.39 kt | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 96 | French Guiana | 22.38 kt | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Botswana | 19.14 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Comoros | 18.66 kt | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Fiji | 14.94 kt | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Hungary | 14 kt | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Tunisia | 13.97 kt | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Timor-Leste | 13.9 kt | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Kenya | 12.42 kt | 2024 | up 257.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Croatia | 12.24 kt | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Mayotte | 9.33 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.32 kt | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Czechia | 7 kt | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Montenegro | 6.99 kt | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Albania | 6.99 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Algeria | 6.98 kt | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Burundi | 5.34 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 112 | New Caledonia | 3.74 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Mali | 3.73 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3.5 kt | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 3.49 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Uruguay | 3.49 kt | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Slovakia | 1.75 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Switzerland | 1.75 kt | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovenia | 1.75 kt | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 120 | France | 1.75 kt | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Morocco | 1.75 kt | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 122 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.74 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Armenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Lesotho | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Namibia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Poland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Rwanda | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Republic of Moldova | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 123 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Réunion | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.83 million kt
- Non-Annex I countries 2.69 million kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.49 million kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.44 million kt
- Africa 1.26 million kt
- Americas 1.19 million kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.12 million kt
- South America 1.04 million kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 862,158 kt
- Middle Africa 707,488 kt
- Eastern Africa 529,490 kt
- Asia 320,939 kt
- South-eastern Asia 233,957 kt
- Annex I countries 139,847 kt
- Southern Asia 78,701 kt
- Central America 75,705 kt
- Northern America 74,168 kt
- Europe 55,322 kt
- Eastern Europe 52,222 kt
- United States of America 24,998 kt
- Western Africa 12,388 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 11,564 kt
- Oceania 11,067 kt
- Eastern Asia 7,994 kt
- Southern Africa 5,881 kt
- European Union (27) 3,052 kt
- Southern Europe 3,035 kt
- Western Asia 288.25 kt
- Northern Africa 104.89 kt
- Western Europe 64.74 kt
- Central Asia 0 kt
- Northern Europe 0 kt
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.