Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 in China

China: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 was 672.74 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
672.74 kt
Change on year
up 144.9%
World rank
26th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1,763 kt
in 2008
All-time low
267.25 kt
in 2017
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 in China, 1990–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k1990200620231990: 792.9 kt1991: 792.9 kt1992: 792.9 kt1993: 792.9 kt1994: 792.9 kt1995: 792.9 kt1996: 1.3k kt1997: 1.4k kt1998: 1.6k kt1999: 1.5k kt2000: 1.7k kt2001: 650 kt2002: 361.6 kt2003: 1.2k kt2004: 1.0k kt2005: 623.2 kt2006: 456.3 kt2007: 643.7 kt2008: 1.8k kt2009: 794.6 kt2010: 892.7 kt2011: 546.3 kt2012: 403.6 kt2013: 429 kt2014: 800.7 kt2015: 466.1 kt2016: 524.6 kt2017: 267.3 kt2018: 557.4 kt2019: 576.3 kt2020: 612.8 kt2021: 459.8 kt2022: 274.7 kt2023: 672.7 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 in China stood at 672.74 kt.

The figure is up 144.9% on the previous year and up 56.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 in China peaked at 1,763 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 267.25 kt, in 2017.

That places China 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,054 kt 792.94 kt 1,618 kt 10
2000s 921.59 kt 361.64 kt 1,763 kt 10
2010s 546.39 kt 267.25 kt 892.68 kt 10
2020s 505.02 kt 274.69 kt 672.74 kt 4

Countries ranked near China

  1. 23 Australia 980 kt compare
  2. 24 Ethiopia 900.21 kt compare
  3. 25 Madagascar 727.78 kt compare
  4. 26 China, mainland 672.74 kt compare
  5. 28 Honduras 665.83 kt compare
  6. 29 Cameroon 627.74 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 in China?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 in China was 672.74 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 1,763 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 267.25 kt in 2017.
How does China rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1?
China ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1
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