Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Myanmar

Myanmar: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 5,181 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
5,181 kt
Change on year
up 43.0%
World rank
8th
of 214 countries
All-time high
11,706 kt
in 2004
All-time low
2,322 kt
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Myanmar, 1990–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k12.0k1990200620231990: 6.5k kt1991: 6.5k kt1992: 6.5k kt1993: 6.5k kt1994: 6.5k kt1995: 6.5k kt1996: 7.3k kt1997: 6.8k kt1998: 9.9k kt1999: 10.2k kt2000: 6.0k kt2001: 2.3k kt2002: 2.4k kt2003: 6.9k kt2004: 11.7k kt2005: 6.5k kt2006: 5.6k kt2007: 10.6k kt2008: 4.6k kt2009: 8.9k kt2010: 9.7k kt2011: 4.7k kt2012: 7.3k kt2013: 6.0k kt2014: 7.4k kt2015: 7.7k kt2016: 4.3k kt2017: 5.0k kt2018: 4.2k kt2019: 5.1k kt2020: 7.8k kt2021: 6.9k kt2022: 3.6k kt2023: 5.2k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Myanmar stood at 5,181 kt.

That represents a change of up 43.0% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Myanmar peaked at 11,706 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2,322 kt, in 2001.

Myanmar ranks 8th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,337 kt 6,520 kt 10,241 kt 10
2000s 6,554 kt 2,322 kt 11,706 kt 10
2010s 6,139 kt 4,185 kt 9,723 kt 10
2020s 5,871 kt 3,622 kt 7,829 kt 4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 5 Canada 7,467 kt compare
  2. 6 Brazil 5,478 kt compare
  3. 7 Angola 5,444 kt compare
  4. 9 India 1,686 kt compare
  5. 10 Thailand 1,615 kt compare
  6. 11 Russian Federation 1,415 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 Myanmar?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Myanmar was 5,181 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 11,706 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 2,322 kt in 2001.
How does Myanmar rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
Myanmar ranks 8th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar 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