Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) by country
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...
Countries reporting
194
Highest
11,880 kt
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lowest
0 kt
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
1.69 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
9,567
What the numbers show
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 11,880 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo; the lowest is 0 kt in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 1.69 kt, and the mean is 532.84 kt.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 14,736.2%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 11,880 kt | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 2 | OECD | 10,966 kt | 2023 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 8,440 kt | 2023 | down 23.1% | rising |
| 4 | Zambia | 8,015 kt | 2023 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 5 | Mozambique | 7,581 kt | 2023 | down 46.9% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 7,467 kt | 2023 | up 1,013.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 5,478 kt | 2023 | up 198.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Angola | 5,444 kt | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 9 | Myanmar | 5,181 kt | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 10 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4,933 kt | 2023 | up 461.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Laos | 3,036 kt | 2023 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,036 kt | 2023 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 13 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,213 kt | 2023 | down 47.6% | rising |
| 14 | India | 1,686 kt | 2023 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Thailand | 1,615 kt | 2023 | up 96.5% | flat |
| 16 | Russia | 1,415 kt | 2023 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Russian Federation | 1,415 kt | 2023 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Cambodia | 1,071 kt | 2023 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 1,023 kt | 2023 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Sudan (former) | 961.31 kt | 2011 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Chile | 886.51 kt | 2023 | up 2,776.2% | volatile |
| 22 | South Sudan | 881.36 kt | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 23 | United States | 863.74 kt | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 24 | Nepal | 719.53 kt | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 669.64 kt | 2023 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Australia and New Zealand | 526.69 kt | 2023 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 525.71 kt | 2023 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 482.92 kt | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Madagascar | 390.41 kt | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 30 | China | 360.89 kt | 2023 | up 56.8% | volatile |
| 30 | China, mainland | 360.89 kt | 2023 | up 57.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Honduras | 357.18 kt | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Cameroon | 336.74 kt | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Chad | 324.36 kt | 2023 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Vietnam | 284.11 kt | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 284.11 kt | 2023 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 212.95 kt | 2023 | up 257.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Nigeria | 182.59 kt | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Congo | 154.64 kt | 2023 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 40 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 115.99 kt | 2023 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Malawi | 111.36 kt | 2023 | down 59.0% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 110.05 kt | 2023 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Caribbean | 101.59 kt | 2023 | up 35.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Colombia | 99.82 kt | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Greece | 82.67 kt | 2023 | up 14,736.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Paraguay | 76.56 kt | 2023 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Cuba | 75.34 kt | 2023 | up 175.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Spain | 74.26 kt | 2023 | up 933.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Peru | 70.85 kt | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Belize | 60.83 kt | 2023 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Guatemala | 55.51 kt | 2023 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Melanesia | 54.62 kt | 2023 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 53 | South Africa | 52.48 kt | 2023 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Papua New Guinea | 51.93 kt | 2023 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Algeria | 41.4 kt | 2023 | up 321.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Liberia | 40.88 kt | 2023 | down 15.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 32.63 kt | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Philippines | 28.43 kt | 2023 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Guinea | 26.82 kt | 2023 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 25.81 kt | 2023 | down 85.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 25 kt | 2023 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Ghana | 22.71 kt | 2023 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Gabon | 20.48 kt | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 64 | Portugal | 18.67 kt | 2023 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 16.55 kt | 2023 | up 293.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Senegal | 14.53 kt | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Ukraine | 14.26 kt | 2023 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 13.75 kt | 2023 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Guyana | 13.68 kt | 2023 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Bhutan | 13.12 kt | 2023 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahamas | 9.5 kt | 2023 | down 78.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Italy | 8.71 kt | 2023 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Benin | 8.42 kt | 2023 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Cote d'Ivoire | 8.42 kt | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Côte d'Ivoire | 8.42 kt | 2023 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Uganda | 7.81 kt | 2023 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 77 | France | 6.21 kt | 2023 | up 1,168.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Togo | 5.44 kt | 2023 | up 305.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Suriname | 5.43 kt | 2023 | up 712.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Georgia | 5.16 kt | 2023 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Eswatini | 4.8 kt | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Malaysia | 4.44 kt | 2023 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 83 | East Timor | 4.17 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Timor-Leste | 4.17 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 3.98 kt | 2023 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Ecuador | 3.93 kt | 2023 | up 268.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Turkey | 3.63 kt | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Türkiye | 3.63 kt | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Syria | 3.55 kt | 2023 | up 466.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.55 kt | 2023 | up 466.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Japan | 3.27 kt | 2023 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 92 | Kenya | 3.26 kt | 2023 | up 681.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Panama | 3.13 kt | 2023 | up 252.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Tunisia | 2.93 kt | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Fiji | 2.39 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Kazakhstan | 1.88 kt | 2023 | up 861.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Sudan | 1.74 kt | 2023 | up 149.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 1.63 kt | 2023 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Rwanda | 1.6 kt | 2023 | down 37.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Morocco | 1.46 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Uruguay | 1.11 kt | 2023 | up 696.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Republic of Korea | 1.11 kt | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 103 | New Zealand | 0.9772 kt | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Namibia | 0.9016 kt | 2023 | up 544.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.8372 kt | 2023 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.7672 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | French Guiana | 0.6692 kt | 2023 | up 350.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 0.5572 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Armenia | 0.4872 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | United Kingdom | 0.4648 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.4648 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.3724 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 0.2996 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 114 | El Salvador | 0.2884 kt | 2023 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Bulgaria | 0.21 kt | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Belarus | 0.21 kt | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Haiti | 0.2072 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Brunei | 0.1484 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.1484 kt | 1999 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.1484 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Hungary | 0.14 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.14 kt | 2005 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Burundi | 0.07 kt | 2023 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Croatia | 0.07 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 0.07 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Latvia | 0.07 kt | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Moldova | 0.07 kt | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 123 | North Macedonia | 0.07 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Romania | 0.07 kt | 2023 | down 97.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Republic of Moldova | 0.07 kt | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Mongolia | 0.056 kt | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 132 | Afghanistan | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Austria | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Botswana | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Comoros | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Cyprus | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Czechia | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Germany | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Egypt | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Eritrea | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Finland | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Gambia | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Iraq | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Israel | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Lesotho | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Mali | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Montenegro | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritania | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Niger | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Norway | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Pakistan | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Poland | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Somalia | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Serbia | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Slovakia | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Slovenia | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Turkmenistan | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Uzbekistan | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Mayotte | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Reunion | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Polynesia | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Réunion | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 85,644 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 75,157 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 56,646 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 55,955 kt
- Africa 46,775 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 33,918 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 27,074 kt
- Middle Africa 26,600 kt
- Americas 21,942 kt
- Eastern Africa 19,713 kt
- Asia 14,723 kt
- Latin America and the Caribbean 13,611 kt
- South-eastern Asia 11,894 kt
- South America 11,795 kt
- Annex I countries 10,486 kt
- Northern America 8,331 kt
- Southern Asia 2,445 kt
- Central America 1,714 kt
- Europe 1,623 kt
- Eastern Europe 1,430 kt
- United States of America 863.74 kt
- Oceania 581.3 kt
- Eastern Asia 369.31 kt
- Western Africa 356.18 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 272.95 kt
- European Union (27) 191.09 kt
- Southern Europe 185.85 kt
- Southern Africa 58.18 kt
- Northern Africa 47.53 kt
- Western Asia 12.83 kt
- Western Europe 6.21 kt
- Central Asia 1.88 kt
- Northern Europe 0.5348 kt
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