Forest fires — Emissions in Asia
Asia: Forest fires — Emissions was 320,939 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Asia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Asia stood at 320,939 kt.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Asia peaked at 710,641 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 152,071 kt, in 2001.
That places Asia 4th out of 22 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 152,071 kt | — |
| 2002 | 251,195 kt | +65.2% |
| 2003 | 415,498 kt | +65.4% |
| 2004 | 710,641 kt | +71.0% |
| 2005 | 418,384 kt | -41.1% |
| 2006 | 419,636 kt | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 644,905 kt | +53.7% |
| 2008 | 340,928 kt | -47.1% |
| 2009 | 597,958 kt | +75.4% |
| 2010 | 577,332 kt | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 348,550 kt | -39.6% |
| 2012 | 515,229 kt | +47.8% |
| 2013 | 405,475 kt | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 494,458 kt | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 465,588 kt | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 389,127 kt | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 369,299 kt | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 305,042 kt | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 388,205 kt | +27.3% |
| 2020 | 419,347 kt | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 465,864 kt | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 210,484 kt | -54.8% |
| 2023 | 368,760 kt | +75.2% |
| 2024 | 320,939 kt | -13.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 439,024 kt | 152,071 kt | 710,641 kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 425,830 kt | 305,042 kt | 577,332 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 357,079 kt | 210,484 kt | 465,864 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Brazil 460,333 kt compare
- 2 Zambia 254,403 kt compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 516,327 kt compare
- 3 Central African Republic 210,211 kt compare
- 4 Mozambique 187,773 kt compare
- 5 Angola 160,510 kt compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 304,772 kt compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 40,769 kt compare
- 6 OECD 134,865 kt compare
- 7 Myanmar 110,834 kt compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 35,372 kt compare
More climate change data for Asia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 84.05 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Asia?
- Forest fires — emissions in Asia was 320,939 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 710,641 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,071 kt in 2001.
- How does Asia rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Asia ranks 4th out of 22 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2). 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.