Forest fires — Emissions in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Forest fires — Emissions was 49,472 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Russian Federation, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Russian Federation stood at 49,472 kt.
That represents a change of up 39.6% on the previous year and down 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Russian Federation peaked at 143,382 kt in 2012 and was at its lowest, 35,450 kt, in 2023.
Russian Federation ranks 8th of 178 countries 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 | 74,902 kt | 40,011 kt | 135,650 kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 87,071 kt | 41,121 kt | 143,382 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,421 kt | 35,450 kt | 49,472 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More climate change data for Russian Federation
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 84,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 18,247 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 66,658 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 68.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 18,764 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,121 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,643 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 60.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 94.39 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Russian Federation?
- Forest fires — emissions in Russian Federation was 49,472 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 143,382 kt in 2012.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,450 kt in 2023.
- How does Russian Federation rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Russian Federation ranks 8th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.