Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 0.1524 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Caribbean, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 0.1524 kt for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in 2024.
The figure is down 54.0% on the previous year and up 76.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Caribbean peaked at 0.3753 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0351 kt, in 2003.
That places Caribbean 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1795 kt | 0.1592 kt | 0.2228 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1711 kt | 0.0351 kt | 0.3753 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1534 kt | 0.0389 kt | 0.2909 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1868 kt | 0.0513 kt | 0.3313 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
More climate change data for Caribbean
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 557.54 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 1,525 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 8,398 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) 2,596 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 1,071 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 5.74 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 8,404 1000 ha (2025)
- Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 1.67 kt (2024)
- Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 13,704 ha (2024)
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 725,915 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Caribbean?
- Forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Caribbean was 0.1524 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3753 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0351 kt in 2003.
- How does Caribbean rank for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
- Caribbean ranks 51st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1. 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.