Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States
United States: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 863.74 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
United States recorded 863.74 kt for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.
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) from ch4 in United States peaked at 2,901 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 349.84 kt, in 2001.
United States ranks 23rd of 254 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,208 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,208 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2,161 kt | +79.0% |
| 1997 | 1,022 kt | -52.7% |
| 1998 | 2,039 kt | +99.5% |
| 1999 | 2,362 kt | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 2,425 kt | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 349.84 kt | -85.6% |
| 2002 | 876.44 kt | +150.5% |
| 2003 | 892.62 kt | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 800.03 kt | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 652.76 kt | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 733.91 kt | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 1,185 kt | +61.4% |
| 2008 | 1,279 kt | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 706.41 kt | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 554.02 kt | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 869.14 kt | +56.9% |
| 2012 | 746.83 kt | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 847.72 kt | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 827.81 kt | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 1,538 kt | +85.9% |
| 2016 | 797.71 kt | -48.1% |
| 2017 | 1,464 kt | +83.5% |
| 2018 | 1,358 kt | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 676.08 kt | -50.2% |
| 2020 | 2,901 kt | +329.1% |
| 2021 | 2,010 kt | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 1,083 kt | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 863.74 kt | -20.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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% | 676.08 kt | 2,901 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,483 kt | 1,022 kt | 2,362 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 990.06 kt | 349.84 kt | 2,425 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 967.97 kt | 554.02 kt | 1,538 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,714 kt | 863.74 kt | 2,901 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 20 Sudan (former) 961.31 kt compare
- 21 Chile 886.51 kt compare
- 22 South Sudan 881.36 kt compare
- 24 Nepal 719.53 kt compare
- 25 Indonesia 669.64 kt compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 526.69 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) from ch4 in United States?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in United States was 863.74 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 2,901 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 349.84 kt in 2001.
- How does United States rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- United States ranks 23rd out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 falling.
- 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) 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