Forest fires — Emissions in Americas
Americas: Forest fires — Emissions was 154.75 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Americas, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Americas stood at 154.75 kt. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 116.3% on the previous year and up 588.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Americas peaked at 154.75 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.23 kt, in 2009.
That places Americas 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in Americas, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 53.13 kt | — |
| 1991 | 53.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 53.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 53.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 53.13 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 36.43 kt | -31.4% |
| 1997 | 35.27 kt | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 69.53 kt | +97.1% |
| 1999 | 55.83 kt | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 26.45 kt | -52.6% |
| 2001 | 27.03 kt | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 55.18 kt | +104.2% |
| 2003 | 58.34 kt | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 69.37 kt | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 70.45 kt | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 43.34 kt | -38.5% |
| 2007 | 85.52 kt | +97.3% |
| 2008 | 36.9 kt | -56.8% |
| 2009 | 21.23 kt | -42.5% |
| 2010 | 98.2 kt | +362.6% |
| 2011 | 34.24 kt | -65.1% |
| 2012 | 38.07 kt | +11.2% |
| 2013 | 25.04 kt | -34.2% |
| 2014 | 22.48 kt | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 46.9 kt | +108.7% |
| 2016 | 37.06 kt | -21.0% |
| 2017 | 49.48 kt | +33.5% |
| 2018 | 28.63 kt | -42.1% |
| 2019 | 64.04 kt | +123.7% |
| 2020 | 76.44 kt | +19.4% |
| 2021 | 55.23 kt | -27.7% |
| 2022 | 47.9 kt | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 71.55 kt | +49.4% |
| 2024 | 154.75 kt | +116.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions in Americas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +362.6% | 21.23 kt | 98.2 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.59 kt | 35.27 kt | 69.53 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.38 kt | 21.23 kt | 85.52 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.41 kt | 22.48 kt | 98.2 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.17 kt | 47.9 kt | 154.75 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Americas
- 2 Zambia 33.12 kt compare
- 3 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 67.22 kt compare
- 3 Central African Republic 27.37 kt compare
- 4 Mozambique 24.45 kt compare
- 5 Angola 20.9 kt compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.68 kt compare
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 5.31 kt compare
- 6 OECD 17.56 kt compare
- 7 Myanmar 14.43 kt compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 4.61 kt compare
- 8 Russian Federation 6.44 kt compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3.58 kt compare
More climate change data for Americas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 28.70 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.51 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 342,967 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1.17 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,294 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 41,659 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 273,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 222,184 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51,028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 838.43 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Americas?
- Forest fires — emissions in Americas was 154.75 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The highest recorded value was 154.75 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Americas?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.23 kt in 2009.
- How does Americas rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Americas ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Americas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 588.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas 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 from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.