Forest fires — Emissions in World

World: Forest fires — Emissions was 2.83 million kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
2.83 million kt
Change on year
up 32.0%
Rank
1st
of 31 groups
All-time high
3.46 million kt
in 2010
All-time low
1.79 million kt
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in World, 2001–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M2001201220242001: 1.8M kt2002: 2.1M kt2003: 2.9M kt2004: 3.1M kt2005: 3.0M kt2006: 2.6M kt2007: 3.1M kt2008: 2.6M kt2009: 2.5M kt2010: 3.5M kt2011: 2.7M kt2012: 3.0M kt2013: 2.5M kt2014: 2.6M kt2015: 2.8M kt2016: 2.7M kt2017: 2.8M kt2018: 2.4M kt2019: 3.0M kt2020: 2.9M kt2021: 2.5M kt2022: 2.0M kt2023: 2.1M kt2024: 2.8M kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in World is 2.83 million kt, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in World peaked at 3.46 million kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.79 million kt, in 2001.

That places World 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Forest fires — Emissions in World, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) in World, 2001 to 2024.
Year kt Change
2001 1.79 million kt —
2002 2.12 million kt +18.8%
2003 2.85 million kt +34.4%
2004 3.06 million kt +7.4%
2005 2.96 million kt -3.2%
2006 2.63 million kt -11.4%
2007 3.11 million kt +18.5%
2008 2.59 million kt -16.7%
2009 2.52 million kt -2.7%
2010 3.46 million kt +37.1%
2011 2.72 million kt -21.5%
2012 3.00 million kt +10.4%
2013 2.55 million kt -15.0%
2014 2.60 million kt +1.9%
2015 2.77 million kt +6.9%
2016 2.74 million kt -1.1%
2017 2.76 million kt +0.7%
2018 2.36 million kt -14.6%
2019 2.99 million kt +26.8%
2020 2.86 million kt -4.5%
2021 2.50 million kt -12.4%
2022 2.04 million kt -18.7%
2023 2.15 million kt +5.4%
2024 2.83 million kt +32.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.63 million kt 1.79 million kt 3.11 million kt 9
2010s 2.80 million kt 2.36 million kt 3.46 million kt 10
2020s 2.47 million kt 2.04 million kt 2.86 million kt 5

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 Brazil 460,333 kt compare
  2. 2 Zambia 254,403 kt compare
  3. 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 516,327 kt compare
  4. 3 Central African Republic 210,211 kt compare
  5. 4 Mozambique 187,773 kt compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in World?
Forest fires — emissions in World was 2.83 million kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 3.46 million kt in 2010.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 1.79 million kt in 2001.
How does World rank for forest fires — emissions?
World ranks 1st out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this World 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.