Forest fires — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest fires — Emissions was 1.49 million kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 1.49 million kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 2.41 million kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.42 million kt, in 2023.
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd of 31 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.44 million kt | — |
| 2002 | 1.45 million kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.07 million kt | +42.8% |
| 2004 | 2.18 million kt | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 2.20 million kt | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.97 million kt | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 2.18 million kt | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 2.03 million kt | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.99 million kt | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 2.41 million kt | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 2.21 million kt | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 2.29 million kt | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2.13 million kt | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.05 million kt | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 2.15 million kt | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 2.19 million kt | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 2.13 million kt | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million kt | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.96 million kt | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million kt | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.80 million kt | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 1.51 million kt | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 1.42 million kt | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 1.49 million kt | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.95 million kt | 1.44 million kt | 2.20 million kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.14 million kt | 1.87 million kt | 2.41 million kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.63 million kt | 1.42 million kt | 1.95 million kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- 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
More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 15.65 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.13 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 322,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 806,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,217 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28,792 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,582 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 117,117 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 162,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 441.95 kt (2050)
All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Forest fires — emissions in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 1.49 million kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 million kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 million kt in 2023.
- How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.