Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) in Chile
Chile: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) was 916.77 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Chile, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Chile is 916.77 kt, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.9% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Chile peaked at 22,204 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 380.62 kt, in 2001.
That places Chile 57th out of 202 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 (CO2) in Chile, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 380.62 kt | — |
| 2002 | 1,898 kt | +398.7% |
| 2003 | 1,877 kt | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 1,584 kt | -15.6% |
| 2005 | 2,170 kt | +37.0% |
| 2006 | 1,168 kt | -46.2% |
| 2007 | 2,355 kt | +101.7% |
| 2008 | 3,213 kt | +36.4% |
| 2009 | 1,709 kt | -46.8% |
| 2010 | 1,323 kt | -22.6% |
| 2011 | 2,662 kt | +101.1% |
| 2012 | 2,691 kt | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 771.96 kt | -71.3% |
| 2014 | 2,992 kt | +287.6% |
| 2015 | 8,082 kt | +170.1% |
| 2016 | 1,388 kt | -82.8% |
| 2017 | 17,748 kt | +1178.7% |
| 2018 | 640.86 kt | -96.4% |
| 2019 | 2,001 kt | +212.3% |
| 2020 | 2,807 kt | +40.3% |
| 2021 | 2,130 kt | -24.1% |
| 2022 | 4,152 kt | +94.9% |
| 2023 | 22,204 kt | +434.8% |
| 2024 | 916.77 kt | -95.9% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 916.77 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 46.19 kt, 19.8× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1178.7% | 1,388 kt | 17,748 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,817 kt | 380.62 kt | 3,213 kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,030 kt | 640.86 kt | 17,748 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,442 kt | 916.77 kt | 22,204 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More climate change data for Chile
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 306.17 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,030 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,258 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,772 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 384.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 189.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Chile?
- Forest fires — emissions in Chile was 916.77 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 22,204 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 380.62 kt in 2001.
- How does Chile rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Chile ranks 57th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.