Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States
United States: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,610 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in United States stood at 1,610 kt.
The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in United States peaked at 5,408 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 652.15 kt, in 2001.
United States ranks 23rd of 254 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,132 kt | — |
| 1991 | 2,132 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2,132 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2,132 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2,132 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2,132 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 3,286 kt | +54.1% |
| 1997 | 1,553 kt | -52.7% |
| 1998 | 3,099 kt | +99.6% |
| 1999 | 3,579 kt | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 3,688 kt | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 652.15 kt | -82.3% |
| 2002 | 1,634 kt | +150.5% |
| 2003 | 1,664 kt | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1,491 kt | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 1,217 kt | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 1,368 kt | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 2,209 kt | +61.4% |
| 2008 | 2,383 kt | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 1,317 kt | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 1,033 kt | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 1,620 kt | +56.9% |
| 2012 | 1,392 kt | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 1,580 kt | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 1,543 kt | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 2,868 kt | +85.8% |
| 2016 | 1,487 kt | -48.1% |
| 2017 | 2,729 kt | +83.5% |
| 2018 | 2,531 kt | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 1,260 kt | -50.2% |
| 2020 | 5,408 kt | +329.1% |
| 2021 | 3,747 kt | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 2,018 kt | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 1,610 kt | -20.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) in United States changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +329.1% | 1,260 kt | 5,408 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,431 kt | 1,553 kt | 3,579 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,762 kt | 652.15 kt | 3,688 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,804 kt | 1,033 kt | 2,868 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,196 kt | 1,610 kt | 5,408 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 20 Sudan (former) 1,792 kt compare
- 21 Chile 1,653 kt compare
- 22 South Sudan 1,643 kt compare
- 24 Nepal 1,341 kt compare
- 25 Indonesia 1,248 kt compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 981.82 kt compare
More climate change data for United States
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 654.05 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in United States?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) in United States was 1,610 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5,408 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 652.15 kt in 2001.
- How does United States rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
- United States ranks 23rd out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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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About this data
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