Forest fires — Emissions in Asia
Asia: Forest fires — Emissions was 48.01 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — emissions in Asia stood at 48.01 kt.
The figure is up 75.2% on the previous year and down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Asia peaked at 92.52 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 19.26 kt, in 2000.
Asia ranks 5th of 47 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.94 kt | 19.34 kt | 61.93 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.37 kt | 19.26 kt | 92.52 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.44 kt | 39.71 kt | 75.16 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.67 kt | 27.4 kt | 60.65 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Asia
More climate change data for Asia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 512,601 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.49 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,934 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 53,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.12 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 552,825 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 567,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 20,277 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Asia?
- Forest fires — emissions in Asia was 48.01 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.52 kt in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.26 kt in 2000.
- How does Asia rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Asia ranks 5th out of 47 regions with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions 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 (N2O). 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