Forest fires — Emissions in United States
United States: Forest fires — Emissions was 2.82 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in United States, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — emissions in United States stood at 2.82 kt.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in United States peaked at 9.46 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.14 kt, in 2001.
United States ranks 23rd of 254 countries 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 in United States, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.49 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.25 kt | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 2 kt | -52.8% |
| 1998 | 4 kt | +99.7% |
| 1999 | 4.59 kt | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 4.76 kt | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.14 kt | -76.1% |
| 2002 | 2.86 kt | +150.5% |
| 2003 | 2.91 kt | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.61 kt | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 2.13 kt | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 2.39 kt | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 3.86 kt | +61.4% |
| 2008 | 4.17 kt | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3 kt | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 1.81 kt | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 2.83 kt | +56.9% |
| 2012 | 2.44 kt | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 2.76 kt | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7 kt | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.02 kt | +85.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6 kt | -48.2% |
| 2017 | 4.77 kt | +83.5% |
| 2018 | 4.43 kt | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2 kt | -50.2% |
| 2020 | 9.46 kt | +329.1% |
| 2021 | 6.56 kt | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 3.53 kt | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 2.82 kt | -20.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions 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% | 2.2 kt | 9.46 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.58 kt | 2 kt | 4.59 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 kt | 1.14 kt | 4.76 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 kt | 1.81 kt | 5.02 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.59 kt | 2.82 kt | 9.46 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 20 Sudan (former) 3.13 kt compare
- 21 Chile 2.89 kt compare
- 22 South Sudan 2.87 kt compare
- 24 Nepal 2.35 kt compare
- 25 Indonesia 2.18 kt compare
- 26 Australia and New Zealand 1.72 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 in United States?
- Forest fires — emissions in United States was 2.82 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 9.46 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 kt in 2001.
- How does United States rank for forest fires — emissions?
- United States ranks 23rd out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions 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 rising.
- 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 (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