Forest fires — Emissions in Non-Annex I countries

Non-Annex I countries: Forest fires — Emissions was 2.69 million kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
2.69 million kt
Change on year
up 43.0%
Rank
2nd
of 12 groups
All-time high
3.33 million kt
in 2010
All-time low
1.69 million kt
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Non-Annex I countries, 2001–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M2001201220242001: 1.7M kt2002: 2.0M kt2003: 2.6M kt2004: 2.9M kt2005: 2.9M kt2006: 2.4M kt2007: 3.0M kt2008: 2.4M kt2009: 2.4M kt2010: 3.3M kt2011: 2.6M kt2012: 2.8M kt2013: 2.4M kt2014: 2.4M kt2015: 2.6M kt2016: 2.6M kt2017: 2.6M kt2018: 2.2M kt2019: 2.6M kt2020: 2.6M kt2021: 2.4M kt2022: 1.9M kt2023: 1.9M kt2024: 2.7M kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Non-Annex I countries stood at 2.69 million kt.

The figure is up 43.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Non-Annex I countries peaked at 3.33 million kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million kt, in 2001.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.48 million kt 1.69 million kt 3.00 million kt 9
2010s 2.61 million kt 2.16 million kt 3.33 million kt 10
2020s 2.29 million kt 1.88 million kt 2.69 million kt 5

Countries ranked near Non-Annex I countries

  1. 1 Brazil 460,333 kt compare
  2. 2 Zambia 254,403 kt compare
  3. 3 Central African Republic 210,211 kt compare
  4. 4 Mozambique 187,773 kt compare
  5. 5 Angola 160,510 kt compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Non-Annex I countries?
Forest fires — emissions in Non-Annex I countries was 2.69 million kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Non-Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 3.33 million kt in 2010.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Non-Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million kt in 2001.
How does Non-Annex I countries rank for forest fires — emissions?
Non-Annex I countries ranks 2nd out of 12 groups with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Non-Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Non-Annex I countries 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2)
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
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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.