Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Russia

Russia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 2,638 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2,638 kt
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
16th
of 254 countries
All-time high
21,009 kt
in 1996
All-time low
2,638 kt
in 2023
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Russia, 1992–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1992200720231992: 6.7k kt1993: 6.7k kt1994: 6.7k kt1995: 6.7k kt1996: 21.0k kt1997: 7.9k kt1998: 15.0k kt1999: 10.0k kt2000: 11.3k kt2001: 3.0k kt2002: 5.5k kt2003: 7.9k kt2004: 6.7k kt2005: 3.5k kt2006: 6.0k kt2007: 3.0k kt2008: 10.1k kt2009: 4.6k kt2010: 6.8k kt2011: 6.9k kt2012: 10.7k kt2013: 3.1k kt2014: 10.5k kt2015: 3.5k kt2016: 7.0k kt2017: 4.0k kt2018: 6.7k kt2019: 5.8k kt2020: 3.0k kt2021: 3.1k kt2022: 3.1k kt2023: 2.6k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Russia stood at 2,638 kt. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Russia peaked at 21,009 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 2,638 kt, in 2023.

Russia ranks 16th of 254 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Russia, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in Russia, 1992 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1992 6,743 kt
1993 6,743 kt +0.0%
1994 6,743 kt +0.0%
1995 6,743 kt +0.0%
1996 21,009 kt +211.6%
1997 7,857 kt -62.6%
1998 14,988 kt +90.8%
1999 10,024 kt -33.1%
2000 11,277 kt +12.5%
2001 3,028 kt -73.2%
2002 5,481 kt +81.0%
2003 7,904 kt +44.2%
2004 6,698 kt -15.3%
2005 3,453 kt -48.4%
2006 5,970 kt +72.9%
2007 2,978 kt -50.1%
2008 10,096 kt +239.0%
2009 4,564 kt -54.8%
2010 6,751 kt +47.9%
2011 6,915 kt +2.4%
2012 10,672 kt +54.3%
2013 3,061 kt -71.3%
2014 10,487 kt +242.7%
2015 3,464 kt -67.0%
2016 6,977 kt +101.4%
2017 3,969 kt -43.1%
2018 6,732 kt +69.6%
2019 5,777 kt -14.2%
2020 2,968 kt -48.6%
2021 3,064 kt +3.2%
2022 3,061 kt -0.1%
2023 2,638 kt -13.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10,106 kt 6,743 kt 21,009 kt 8
2000s 6,145 kt 2,978 kt 11,277 kt 10
2010s 6,480 kt 3,061 kt 10,672 kt 10
2020s 2,933 kt 2,638 kt 3,064 kt 4

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 13 United Republic of Tanzania 4,124 kt compare
  2. 14 India 3,143 kt compare
  3. 15 Thailand 3,010 kt compare
  4. 16 Russian Federation 2,638 kt compare
  5. 18 Cambodia 1,997 kt compare
  6. 19 Mexico 1,907 kt compare

See the full ranking of 288 places →

More climate change data for Russia

All data for Russia →

Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Russia?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in Russia was 2,638 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 21,009 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,638 kt in 2023.
How does Russia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
Russia ranks 16th out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Russia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Russia. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/forest-fires-emissions-co2eq-ar5-fao-tier-1/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/stat/forest-fires-emissions-co2eq-ar5-fao-tier-1/russian-federation/">Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in Russia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
288 places, 9,567 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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