Forest fires — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Forest fires — Emissions was 862,158 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 862,158 kt.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.42 million kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 849,519 kt, in 2023.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 972,762 kt | — |
| 2002 | 947,554 kt | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.32 million kt | +39.3% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million kt | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 1.42 million kt | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million kt | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 1.29 million kt | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million kt | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.16 million kt | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 1.42 million kt | +22.1% |
| 2011 | 1.39 million kt | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.42 million kt | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.31 million kt | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.22 million kt | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million kt | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.41 million kt | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 1.29 million kt | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 1.20 million kt | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.20 million kt | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.16 million kt | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million kt | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million kt | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 849,519 kt | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 862,158 kt | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.22 million kt | 947,554 kt | 1.42 million kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.31 million kt | 1.20 million kt | 1.42 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million kt | 849,519 kt | 1.16 million kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 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
- 8 Russian Federation 49,472 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 27,468 kt compare
- 9 Canada 49,170 kt compare
- 10 Mexico 46,350 kt compare
- 10 Viet Nam 6,480 kt compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 857.93 kt compare
- 11 India 43,675 kt compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,403 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Forest fires — emissions in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 862,158 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 849,519 kt in 2023.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 8th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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.