Forest fires — Emissions in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Forest fires — Emissions was 49,472 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
49,472 kt
Change on year
up 39.6%
World rank
8th
of 178 countries
All-time high
143,382 kt
in 2012
All-time low
35,450 kt
in 2023
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Russian Federation, 2001–2024

25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k150.0k2001201220242001: 40.7k kt2002: 73.6k kt2003: 106.2k kt2004: 90.0k kt2005: 46.4k kt2006: 80.2k kt2007: 40.0k kt2008: 135.7k kt2009: 61.3k kt2010: 90.7k kt2011: 92.9k kt2012: 143.4k kt2013: 41.1k kt2014: 140.9k kt2015: 46.5k kt2016: 93.7k kt2017: 53.3k kt2018: 90.4k kt2019: 77.6k kt2020: 39.9k kt2021: 41.2k kt2022: 41.1k kt2023: 35.5k kt2024: 49.5k kt

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 5 Angola 160,510 kt compare
  2. 6 OECD 134,865 kt compare
  3. 7 Myanmar 110,834 kt compare
  4. 9 Canada 49,170 kt compare
  5. 10 Mexico 46,350 kt compare
  6. 11 India 43,675 kt compare

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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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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.