Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 33,918 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
33,918 kt
Change on year
down 17.1%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
77,156 kt
in 1998
All-time low
33,918 kt
in 2023
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1990200620231990: 50.9k kt1991: 50.9k kt1992: 50.9k kt1993: 50.9k kt1994: 50.9k kt1995: 50.9k kt1996: 41.0k kt1997: 57.2k kt1998: 77.2k kt1999: 71.4k kt2000: 52.1k kt2001: 38.8k kt2002: 37.8k kt2003: 52.7k kt2004: 48.3k kt2005: 56.7k kt2006: 51.8k kt2007: 51.4k kt2008: 52.8k kt2009: 46.5k kt2010: 56.7k kt2011: 55.7k kt2012: 56.5k kt2013: 52.4k kt2014: 48.6k kt2015: 49.7k kt2016: 56.2k kt2017: 51.5k kt2018: 48.0k kt2019: 47.8k kt2020: 46.1k kt2021: 45.5k kt2022: 40.9k kt2023: 33.9k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) stood at 33,918 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 77,156 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 33,918 kt, in 2023.

That places Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 5th out of 32 groups 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.

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 50,892 kt
1991 50,892 kt +0.0%
1992 50,912 kt +0.0%
1993 50,912 kt +0.0%
1994 50,912 kt +0.0%
1995 50,912 kt +0.0%
1996 40,998 kt -19.5%
1997 57,206 kt +39.5%
1998 77,156 kt +34.9%
1999 71,387 kt -7.5%
2000 52,078 kt -27.0%
2001 38,838 kt -25.4%
2002 37,832 kt -2.6%
2003 52,717 kt +39.3%
2004 48,341 kt -8.3%
2005 56,686 kt +17.3%
2006 51,798 kt -8.6%
2007 51,428 kt -0.7%
2008 52,841 kt +2.7%
2009 46,476 kt -12.0%
2010 56,739 kt +22.1%
2011 55,690 kt -1.8%
2012 56,540 kt +1.5%
2013 52,413 kt -7.3%
2014 48,558 kt -7.4%
2015 49,723 kt +2.4%
2016 56,238 kt +13.1%
2017 51,502 kt -8.4%
2018 47,989 kt -6.8%
2019 47,769 kt -0.5%
2020 46,136 kt -3.4%
2021 45,481 kt -1.4%
2022 40,912 kt -10.0%
2023 33,918 kt -17.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 55,218 kt 40,998 kt 77,156 kt 10
2000s 48,903 kt 37,832 kt 56,686 kt 10
2010s 52,316 kt 47,769 kt 56,739 kt 10
2020s 41,612 kt 33,918 kt 46,136 kt 4

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 2 Central African Republic 8,440 kt compare
  2. 3 Zambia 8,015 kt compare
  3. 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11,880 kt compare
  4. 4 Mozambique 7,581 kt compare
  5. 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4,933 kt compare
  6. 5 Canada 7,467 kt compare
  7. 6 Brazil 5,478 kt compare
  8. 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,036 kt compare
  9. 7 Angola 5,444 kt compare
  10. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 2,213 kt compare
  11. 8 Myanmar 5,181 kt compare
  12. 8 Viet Nam 284.11 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 33,918 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 77,156 kt in 1998.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 33,918 kt in 2023.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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