Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 2,445 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Southern Asia is 2,445 kt, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Southern Asia peaked at 6,910 kt in 2021 and was at its lowest, 410.79 kt, in 2002.
Southern Asia ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,074 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3,074 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3,074 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3,074 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3,074 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,074 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,847 kt | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 1,515 kt | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 1,682 kt | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 3,151 kt | +87.3% |
| 2000 | 1,886 kt | -40.1% |
| 2001 | 873.37 kt | -53.7% |
| 2002 | 410.79 kt | -53.0% |
| 2003 | 2,291 kt | +457.8% |
| 2004 | 3,235 kt | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 2,160 kt | -33.2% |
| 2006 | 2,393 kt | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 3,291 kt | +37.6% |
| 2008 | 2,223 kt | -32.5% |
| 2009 | 6,344 kt | +185.4% |
| 2010 | 5,388 kt | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 2,724 kt | -49.4% |
| 2012 | 6,235 kt | +128.9% |
| 2013 | 4,117 kt | -34.0% |
| 2014 | 3,487 kt | -15.3% |
| 2015 | 2,082 kt | -40.3% |
| 2016 | 4,170 kt | +100.3% |
| 2017 | 4,478 kt | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 3,699 kt | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 2,872 kt | -22.4% |
| 2020 | 1,315 kt | -54.2% |
| 2021 | 6,910 kt | +425.5% |
| 2022 | 2,784 kt | -59.7% |
| 2023 | 2,445 kt | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,664 kt | 1,515 kt | 3,151 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,511 kt | 410.79 kt | 6,344 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,925 kt | 2,082 kt | 6,235 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,364 kt | 1,315 kt | 6,910 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 933,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 178,099 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 755,497 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 672.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,982 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 403,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 246,070 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 157,834 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 928.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5,637 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Southern Asia?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in Southern Asia was 2,445 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,910 kt in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 410.79 kt in 2002.
- How does Southern Asia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Southern Asia ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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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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