What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 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 (co2) — fao tier 1 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 (co2) — fao tier 1?

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.

Is forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 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.

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Name: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 was 1.49 million kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

1.49 million kt

Change on year

up 5.3%

Rank

3rd

of 36 groups

All-time high

2.41 million kt

in 2010

All-time low

1.42 million kt

in 2023

Years of data

2001–2024

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1 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 (co2) — fao tier 1 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 (co2) — fao tier 1 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 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

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 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 516,327 kt compare
2 Brazil 460,333 kt compare
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 304,772 kt compare
4 Zambia 254,403 kt compare
5 Mozambique 187,773 kt compare
6 Angola 160,510 kt compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

More climate change data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 66,146 million t (2025)
Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -45,626 kt (2025)
Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 766,192 1000 ha (2025)
Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 828,964 kt (2025)
Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 874,589 kt (2025)
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 4,001 1000 ha (2025)
Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 770,193 1000 ha (2025)
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 378.05 kt (2024)
Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 34.52 kt (2024)
Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 164.37 million t (2024)

All data for Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) →

Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?: Forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 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 (co2) — fao tier 1 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 (co2) — fao tier 1 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 (co2) — fao tier 1?: Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2) — fao tier 1 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) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) — FAO TIER 1
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 234 places, 5,513 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.