Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Annex I countries

Annex I countries: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 19,548 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
19,548 kt
Change on year
up 178.8%
Rank
7th
of 12 groups
All-time high
37,447 kt
in 1998
All-time low
6,545 kt
in 2005
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Annex I countries, 1990–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 15.7k kt1991: 15.7k kt1992: 15.6k kt1993: 15.6k kt1994: 15.6k kt1995: 15.6k kt1996: 37.0k kt1997: 22.6k kt1998: 37.4k kt1999: 28.8k kt2000: 21.4k kt2001: 6.9k kt2002: 12.5k kt2003: 18.8k kt2004: 10.0k kt2005: 6.5k kt2006: 14.3k kt2007: 8.1k kt2008: 13.2k kt2009: 10.0k kt2010: 9.6k kt2011: 11.0k kt2012: 15.7k kt2013: 9.1k kt2014: 15.5k kt2015: 11.1k kt2016: 11.6k kt2017: 10.1k kt2018: 14.8k kt2019: 28.8k kt2020: 20.1k kt2021: 10.9k kt2022: 7.0k kt2023: 19.5k kt

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

Analysis

Annex I countries recorded 19,548 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is up 178.8% on the previous year and up 114.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries peaked at 37,447 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6,545 kt, in 2005.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21,959 kt 15,609 kt 37,447 kt 10
2000s 12,172 kt 6,545 kt 21,379 kt 10
2010s 13,720 kt 9,133 kt 28,772 kt 10
2020s 14,388 kt 7,011 kt 20,112 kt 4

Countries ranked near Annex I countries

  1. 4 Mozambique, Republic of 14,132 kt compare
  2. 5 Canada 13,919 kt compare
  3. 6 Brazil 10,211 kt compare
  4. 7 Angola 10,149 kt compare
  5. 8 Myanmar 9,658 kt compare
  6. 9 India 3,143 kt compare
  7. 10 Thailand 3,010 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Annex I countries was 19,548 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Annex I countries?
The highest recorded value was 37,447 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Annex I countries?
The lowest recorded value was 6,545 kt in 2005.
How does Annex I countries rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Annex I countries ranks 7th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Annex I countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,061 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf