Forest fires — Emissions in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Forest fires — Emissions was 7,994 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Eastern Asia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Eastern Asia is 7,994 kt, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Eastern Asia peaked at 25,094 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,559 kt, in 2017.
Eastern Asia ranks 20th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,574 kt | 6,440 kt | 25,094 kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 9,029 kt | 4,559 kt | 16,860 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,478 kt | 5,215 kt | 9,250 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 17 Paraguay 14,810 kt compare
- 18 Congo, Republic of 14,405 kt compare
- 19 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 11,513 kt compare
- 20 Australia and New Zealand 10,296 kt compare
- 21 Australia 10,244 kt compare
- 22 Guatemala 10,035 kt compare
- 23 Honduras 9,994 kt compare
More climate change data for Eastern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 650,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 205,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 445,468 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 773.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15,910 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 363,511 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 206,758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 156,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 780.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,598 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Eastern Asia?
- Forest fires — emissions in Eastern Asia was 7,994 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,094 kt in 2008.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,559 kt in 2017.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Eastern Asia ranks 20th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern 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.