Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 0.8623 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.8623 kt
World rank
110th
of 254 countries
All-time high
2.52 kt
in 1996
All-time low
0 kt
in 2002
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom, 1990–2023

01231990200620231990: 0.788 kt1991: 0.788 kt1992: 0.788 kt1993: 0.788 kt1994: 0.788 kt1995: 0.788 kt1996: 2.5 kt1997: 1.8 kt1998: 1.9 kt1999: 1.9 kt2000: 1.9 kt2001: 2.1 kt2002: 0 kt2003: 1.5 kt2004: 0 kt2005: 0 kt2006: 0.641 kt2007: 2 kt2008: 0 kt2009: 0.109 kt2010: 0.396 kt2011: 0.518 kt2012: 0.791 kt2013: 0 kt2014: 0 kt2015: 0 kt2016: 0 kt2017: 0.273 kt2018: 1.1 kt2019: 2.2 kt2020: 0.518 kt2021: 0 kt2022: 0 kt2023: 0.862 kt

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

Analysis

United Kingdom recorded 0.8623 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in 2023.

The figure is down 24.8% over five years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom peaked at 2.52 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 kt, in 2002.

United Kingdom ranks 110th of 254 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in United Kingdom, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.7884 kt
1991 0.7884 kt +0.0%
1992 0.7884 kt +0.0%
1993 0.7884 kt +0.0%
1994 0.7884 kt +0.0%
1995 0.7884 kt +0.0%
1996 2.52 kt +220.1%
1997 1.76 kt -30.1%
1998 1.93 kt +9.7%
1999 1.93 kt +0.0%
2000 1.93 kt +0.0%
2001 2.1 kt +8.6%
2002 0 kt -100.0%
2003 1.54 kt
2004 0 kt -100.0%
2005 0 kt
2006 0.6415 kt
2007 2.04 kt +218.5%
2008 0 kt -100.0%
2009 0.109 kt
2010 0.3955 kt +262.8%
2011 0.5185 kt +31.1%
2012 0.791 kt +52.6%
2013 0 kt -100.0%
2014 0 kt
2015 0 kt
2016 0 kt
2017 0.2725 kt
2018 1.15 kt +320.6%
2019 2.22 kt +94.0%
2020 0.5185 kt -76.7%
2021 0 kt -100.0%
2022 0 kt
2023 0.8623 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.29 kt 0.7884 kt 2.52 kt 10
2000s 0.8369 kt 0 kt 2.1 kt 10
2010s 0.5347 kt 0 kt 2.22 kt 10
2020s 0.3452 kt 0 kt 0.8623 kt 4

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 107 French Guiana 1.25 kt compare
  2. 108 Albania 1.03 kt compare
  3. 109 Armenia 0.9112 kt compare
  4. 110 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.8623 kt compare
  5. 112 Equatorial Guinea 0.6904 kt compare
  6. 113 New Caledonia 0.5646 kt compare

See the full ranking of 288 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in United Kingdom was 0.8623 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 2.52 kt in 1996.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0 kt in 2002.
How does United Kingdom rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
United Kingdom ranks 110th out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this United Kingdom 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
288 places, 9,567 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