Forest fires — Emissions in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.606 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.606 kt
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
23rd
of 32 groups
All-time high
1.28 kt
in 2017
All-time low
0.0503 kt
in 2014
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Forest fires — Emissions in Southern Europe, 1990–2023

00.250.50.7511.21990200620231990: 0.419 kt1991: 0.419 kt1992: 0.419 kt1993: 0.419 kt1994: 0.419 kt1995: 0.419 kt1996: 0.523 kt1997: 0.739 kt1998: 1.1 kt1999: 0.443 kt2000: 0.924 kt2001: 0.073 kt2002: 0.126 kt2003: 0.989 kt2004: 0.134 kt2005: 0.818 kt2006: 0.419 kt2007: 0.587 kt2008: 0.113 kt2009: 0.114 kt2010: 0.162 kt2011: 0.243 kt2012: 0.402 kt2013: 0.156 kt2014: 0.05 kt2015: 0.136 kt2016: 0.35 kt2017: 1.3 kt2018: 0.074 kt2019: 0.123 kt2020: 0.331 kt2021: 0.58 kt2022: 0.6 kt2023: 0.606 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, forest fires — emissions in Southern Europe stood at 0.606 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 289.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Southern Europe peaked at 1.28 kt in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0503 kt, in 2014.

Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Forest fires — Emissions in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Southern Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.4193 kt
1991 0.4193 kt +0.0%
1992 0.4193 kt +0.0%
1993 0.4193 kt +0.0%
1994 0.4193 kt +0.0%
1995 0.4193 kt +0.0%
1996 0.5227 kt +24.7%
1997 0.7391 kt +41.4%
1998 1.07 kt +44.6%
1999 0.4429 kt -58.6%
2000 0.9242 kt +108.7%
2001 0.073 kt -92.1%
2002 0.1256 kt +72.1%
2003 0.9887 kt +687.2%
2004 0.1337 kt -86.5%
2005 0.8175 kt +511.4%
2006 0.4186 kt -48.8%
2007 0.5872 kt +40.3%
2008 0.1133 kt -80.7%
2009 0.1144 kt +1.0%
2010 0.1616 kt +41.3%
2011 0.2431 kt +50.4%
2012 0.4016 kt +65.2%
2013 0.1557 kt -61.2%
2014 0.0503 kt -67.7%
2015 0.1361 kt +170.6%
2016 0.3498 kt +157.0%
2017 1.28 kt +266.8%
2018 0.0741 kt -94.2%
2019 0.1235 kt +66.7%
2020 0.331 kt +168.0%
2021 0.5799 kt +75.2%
2022 0.5999 kt +3.4%
2023 0.606 kt +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.529 kt 0.4193 kt 1.07 kt 10
2000s 0.4296 kt 0.073 kt 0.9887 kt 10
2010s 0.2979 kt 0.0503 kt 1.28 kt 10
2020s 0.5292 kt 0.331 kt 0.606 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 20 Australia 1.71 kt compare
  2. 21 Ethiopia 1.57 kt compare
  3. 22 Madagascar 1.27 kt compare
  4. 23 China 1.18 kt compare
  5. 23 China, mainland 1.18 kt compare
  6. 25 Honduras 1.16 kt compare
  7. 26 Cameroon 1.1 kt compare

See the full ranking of 273 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Southern Europe?
Forest fires — emissions in Southern Europe was 0.606 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 kt in 2017.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0503 kt in 2014.
How does Southern Europe rank for forest fires — emissions?
Southern Europe ranks 23rd out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 289.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Southern Europe 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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Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
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