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Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 by country

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...

Countries reporting
236
Highest
38.74 kt
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Lowest
0 kt
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Median
0.0001 kt
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
9,061

What the numbers show

Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 38.74 kt in Democratic Republic of the Congo; the lowest is 0 kt in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 kt, and the mean is 1.23 kt.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Greece (up 14,877.8%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).

Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo 38.74 kt 2023 down 34.2% rising
2 OECD 35.76 kt 2023 up 132.9% volatile
3 Zambia 26.14 kt 2023 down 37.1% rising
4 Mozambique 24.72 kt 2023 down 46.9% rising
5 Canada 24.35 kt 2023 up 1,013.7% volatile
6 Brazil 17.86 kt 2023 up 198.9% flat
7 Angola 17.75 kt 2023 down 43.4% rising
8 Myanmar 16.89 kt 2023 down 13.3% rising
9 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 16.08 kt 2023 up 461.5% volatile
10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.9 kt 2023 up 156.3% volatile
11 United Republic of Tanzania 7.21 kt 2023 down 47.6% rising
12 India 5.5 kt 2023 down 48.7% volatile
13 Thailand 5.27 kt 2023 up 96.5% volatile
14 Russian Federation 4.62 kt 2023 down 13.8% falling
15 Cambodia 3.49 kt 2023 down 66.2% rising
16 Mexico 3.34 kt 2023 down 31.4% volatile
17 Sudan (former) 3.13 kt 2011 up 26.7% volatile
18 Chile 2.89 kt 2023 up 2,776.4% volatile
19 South Sudan 2.87 kt 2023 up 12.1% rising
20 Nepal 2.35 kt 2023 up 11.8% volatile
21 Indonesia 2.18 kt 2023 up 72.4% volatile
22 Australia and New Zealand 1.72 kt 2023 down 67.2% volatile
23 Australia 1.71 kt 2023 down 67.3% volatile
24 Ethiopia 1.57 kt 2023 down 9.9% falling
25 Madagascar 1.27 kt 2023 down 25.7% rising
26 China 1.18 kt 2023 up 56.8% falling
26 China, mainland 1.18 kt 2023 up 57.4% falling
28 Honduras 1.16 kt 2023 up 68.7% volatile
29 Cameroon 1.1 kt 2023 down 25.9% falling
30 Chad 1.06 kt 2023 down 55.1% falling
31 Viet Nam 0.9265 kt 2023 up 24.7% falling
32 Nicaragua 0.6944 kt 2023 up 257.2% volatile
33 Nigeria 0.5954 kt 2023 down 22.8% volatile
34 Congo 0.5043 kt 2023 up 2.3% rising
35 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.3782 kt 2023 down 33.2% volatile
36 Malawi 0.3631 kt 2023 down 59.0% rising
37 Argentina 0.3589 kt 2023 down 83.2% volatile
38 Caribbean 0.3314 kt 2023 up 35.7% falling
39 Colombia 0.3255 kt 2023 up 10.9% volatile
40 Greece 0.2696 kt 2023 up 14,877.8% volatile
41 Paraguay 0.2497 kt 2023 down 74.6% volatile
42 Cuba 0.2457 kt 2023 up 175.8% volatile
43 Spain 0.2422 kt 2023 up 935.0% volatile
44 Peru 0.231 kt 2023 down 2.1% volatile
45 Belize 0.1983 kt 2023 down 26.1% volatile
46 Guatemala 0.181 kt 2023 down 61.8% volatile
47 Melanesia 0.1782 kt 2023 up 55.9% volatile
48 Papua New Guinea 0.1694 kt 2023 up 48.2% volatile
49 Algeria 0.135 kt 2023 up 321.9% volatile
50 Liberia 0.1333 kt 2023 down 15.1% volatile
51 Guinea-Bissau 0.1064 kt 2023 down 84.1% volatile
52 Philippines 0.0927 kt 2023 up 43.3% volatile
53 Guinea 0.0874 kt 2023 down 83.6% falling
54 Bangladesh 0.0842 kt 2023 down 85.5% volatile
55 Zimbabwe 0.0815 kt 2023 down 82.9% volatile
56 Ghana 0.0741 kt 2023 up 136.7% volatile
57 Gabon 0.0668 kt 2023 down 0.3% rising
58 Portugal 0.0609 kt 2023 down 46.9% volatile
59 Dominican Republic 0.054 kt 2023 up 294.2% volatile
60 Senegal 0.0474 kt 2023 down 84.6% volatile
61 Ukraine 0.0465 kt 2023 down 79.8% volatile
62 Sierra Leone 0.0448 kt 2023 down 32.1% volatile
63 Guyana 0.0446 kt 2023 up 159.3% volatile
64 Bhutan 0.0428 kt 2023 up 105.8% volatile
65 Bahamas 0.031 kt 2023 down 78.0% volatile
66 Italy 0.0284 kt 2023 up 107.3% volatile
67 Benin 0.0274 kt 2023 down 59.0% volatile
67 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0274 kt 2023 down 47.8% volatile
69 Uganda 0.0255 kt 2023 down 61.3% volatile
70 France 0.0203 kt 2023 up 1,168.8% volatile
71 Suriname 0.0177 kt 2023 up 704.5% volatile
71 Togo 0.0177 kt 2023 up 302.3% volatile
73 Georgia 0.0168 kt 2023 up 68.0% volatile
74 Eswatini 0.0156 kt 2023 down 69.5% volatile
75 Malaysia 0.0145 kt 2023 down 81.9% volatile
76 Timor-Leste 0.0136 kt 2023 — volatile
77 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.013 kt 2023 down 76.1% volatile
78 Ecuador 0.0128 kt 2023 up 265.7% volatile
79 Türkiye 0.0118 kt 2023 up 40.5% volatile
80 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0116 kt 2023 up 480.0% volatile
81 Japan 0.0107 kt 2023 down 7.8% volatile
82 Kenya 0.0106 kt 2023 up 657.1% volatile
83 Panama 0.0102 kt 2023 up 251.7% volatile
84 Tunisia 0.0095 kt 2023 down 3.1% volatile
85 Fiji 0.0078 kt 2023 — volatile
86 Kazakhstan 0.0061 kt 2023 up 916.7% volatile
87 Sudan 0.0057 kt 2023 up 147.8% volatile
88 Costa Rica 0.0053 kt 2023 down 94.9% volatile
89 Rwanda 0.0052 kt 2023 down 38.1% volatile
90 Morocco 0.0048 kt 2023 — volatile
91 Uruguay 0.0036 kt 2023 up 620.0% volatile
91 Republic of Korea 0.0036 kt 2023 down 76.0% volatile
93 New Zealand 0.0032 kt 2023 up 18.5% volatile
94 Namibia 0.0029 kt 2023 up 480.0% volatile
95 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0027 kt 2023 up 35.0% volatile
96 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.0025 kt 2023 — volatile
97 French Guiana 0.0022 kt 2023 up 340.0% volatile
98 Albania 0.0018 kt 2023 — volatile
99 Armenia 0.0016 kt 2023 — volatile
100 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.0015 kt 2023 — volatile
101 Equatorial Guinea 0.0012 kt 2023 — volatile
102 New Caledonia 0.001 kt 2023 — volatile
103 El Salvador 0.0009 kt 2023 down 98.6% volatile
104 Bulgaria 0.0007 kt 2023 up 250.0% volatile
104 Belarus 0.0007 kt 2023 down 91.5% volatile
104 Haiti 0.0007 kt 2023 — volatile
107 Hungary 0.0005 kt 2023 — volatile
107 Serbia and Montenegro 0.0005 kt 2005 down 79.2% volatile
107 Brunei Darussalam 0.0005 kt 2023 — volatile
110 Belgium-Luxembourg 0.0003 kt 1999 up 200.0% volatile
111 Burundi 0.0002 kt 2023 down 98.6% volatile
111 Croatia 0.0002 kt 2023 — volatile
111 Sri Lanka 0.0002 kt 2023 — volatile
111 Latvia 0.0002 kt 2023 down 71.4% volatile
111 North Macedonia 0.0002 kt 2023 — volatile
111 Mongolia 0.0002 kt 2023 down 71.4% volatile
111 Romania 0.0002 kt 2023 down 98.1% volatile
111 Republic of Moldova 0.0002 kt 2023 down 96.0% volatile
119 Aruba 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Afghanistan 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Andorra 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 United Arab Emirates 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Antigua and Barbuda 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Austria 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Azerbaijan 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Belgium 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Burkina Faso 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Bahrain 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Bermuda 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Barbados 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Botswana 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Switzerland 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Channel Islands 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Comoros 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Cayman Islands 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Cyprus 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Czechia 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Germany 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Djibouti 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Dominica 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Denmark 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Egypt 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Eritrea 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Estonia 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Finland 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Faroe Islands 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Gibraltar 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Gambia 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Grenada 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Greenland 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Guam 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Isle of Man 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Ireland 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Iraq 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Iceland 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Israel 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Jamaica 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Jordan 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Kyrgyzstan 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Kiribati 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Kuwait 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Lebanon 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Libya 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Saint Lucia 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Liechtenstein 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Lesotho 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Lithuania 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Luxembourg 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Maldives 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Marshall Islands 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Mali 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Malta 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Montenegro 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Northern Mariana Islands 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Mauritania 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Mauritius 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Niger 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Norway 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Nauru 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Oman 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Pakistan 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Palau 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Poland 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Puerto Rico 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Palestine 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 French Polynesia 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Qatar 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Saudi Arabia 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Singapore 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Solomon Islands 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Somalia 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Serbia 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Sao Tome and Principe 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Slovakia 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Slovenia 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Sweden 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Seychelles 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Tajikistan 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Turkmenistan 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Tonga 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Trinidad and Tobago 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Tuvalu 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Uzbekistan 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 British Virgin Islands 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 United States Virgin Islands 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Vanuatu 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Samoa 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Yemen 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Guadeloupe 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Martinique 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Mayotte 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Western Sahara 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Anguilla 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Cook Islands 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Montserrat 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Niue 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Tokelau 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Micronesia 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Norfolk Island 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Cabo Verde 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Pitcairn 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Polynesia 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 China, Taiwan Province of 0 kt 2023 down 100.0% volatile
119 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 China, Macao SAR 0 kt 2023 — flat
119 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 kt 2010 — flat
119 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 kt 2023 — volatile
119 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 kt 2023 — flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1
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
Last refreshed

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