Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Asia

Asia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 12,722 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,722 kt
Change on year
up 75.2%
Rank
3rd
of 22 regions
All-time high
24,518 kt
in 2004
All-time low
5,103 kt
in 2000
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Asia, 1990–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200620231990: 13.6k kt1991: 13.6k kt1992: 13.6k kt1993: 13.6k kt1994: 13.6k kt1995: 13.6k kt1996: 5.1k kt1997: 16.4k kt1998: 16.1k kt1999: 7.6k kt2000: 5.1k kt2001: 5.2k kt2002: 8.7k kt2003: 14.3k kt2004: 24.5k kt2005: 14.4k kt2006: 14.5k kt2007: 22.2k kt2008: 11.8k kt2009: 20.6k kt2010: 19.9k kt2011: 12.0k kt2012: 17.8k kt2013: 14.0k kt2014: 17.1k kt2015: 16.1k kt2016: 13.4k kt2017: 12.7k kt2018: 10.5k kt2019: 13.4k kt2020: 14.5k kt2021: 16.1k kt2022: 7.3k kt2023: 12.7k kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Asia is 12,722 kt, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 75.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Asia peaked at 24,518 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5,103 kt, in 2000.

Asia ranks 3rd of 22 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Asia, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 13,611 kt
1991 13,611 kt +0.0%
1992 13,638 kt +0.2%
1993 13,638 kt +0.0%
1994 13,638 kt +0.0%
1995 13,638 kt +0.0%
1996 5,126 kt -62.4%
1997 16,412 kt +220.2%
1998 16,134 kt -1.7%
1999 7,592 kt -52.9%
2000 5,103 kt -32.8%
2001 5,247 kt +2.8%
2002 8,666 kt +65.2%
2003 14,335 kt +65.4%
2004 24,518 kt +71.0%
2005 14,435 kt -41.1%
2006 14,478 kt +0.3%
2007 22,250 kt +53.7%
2008 11,762 kt -47.1%
2009 20,630 kt +75.4%
2010 19,918 kt -3.4%
2011 12,025 kt -39.6%
2012 17,776 kt +47.8%
2013 13,989 kt -21.3%
2014 17,059 kt +21.9%
2015 16,063 kt -5.8%
2016 13,425 kt -16.4%
2017 12,741 kt -5.1%
2018 10,524 kt -17.4%
2019 13,393 kt +27.3%
2020 14,468 kt +8.0%
2021 16,073 kt +11.1%
2022 7,262 kt -54.8%
2023 12,722 kt +75.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12,704 kt 5,126 kt 16,412 kt 10
2000s 14,142 kt 5,103 kt 24,518 kt 10
2010s 14,692 kt 10,524 kt 19,918 kt 10
2020s 12,631 kt 7,262 kt 16,073 kt 4

Countries ranked near Asia

  1. 1 OECD 9,476 kt compare
  2. 2 Central African Republic 7,293 kt compare
  3. 3 Zambia 6,926 kt compare
  4. 4 Mozambique 6,551 kt compare
  5. 5 Canada 6,452 kt compare
  6. 6 Brazil 4,733 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Asia?
Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Asia was 12,722 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Asia?
The highest recorded value was 24,518 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,103 kt in 2000.
How does Asia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Asia ranks 3rd out of 22 regions with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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 N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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