Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Caribbean
Caribbean: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0.1524 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions 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 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 in Caribbean peaked at 0.3753 kt in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0351 kt, in 2003.
That places Caribbean 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1707 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1707 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1707 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1707 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1707 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1707 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1592 kt | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1766 kt | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2127 kt | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2228 kt | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2719 kt | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0779 kt | -71.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1375 kt | +76.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0351 kt | -74.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1751 kt | +398.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3753 kt | +114.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1693 kt | -54.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0914 kt | -46.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1392 kt | +52.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2385 kt | +71.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1029 kt | -56.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2909 kt | +182.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0863 kt | -70.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2442 kt | +183.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0864 kt | -64.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2472 kt | +186.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1169 kt | -52.7% |
| 2017 | 0.268 kt | +129.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0389 kt | -85.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0525 kt | +35.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2712 kt | +416.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1279 kt | -52.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0513 kt | -59.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3313 kt | +545.8% |
| 2024 | 0.1524 kt | -54.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Caribbean 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +545.8% | 0.0513 kt | 0.3313 kt |
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
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 196.02 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 31,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8,905 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 33.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 792.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,366 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,732 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.15 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Caribbean?
- Forest fires — emissions 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 recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3753 kt in 2005.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0351 kt in 2003.
- How does Caribbean rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Caribbean ranks 24th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions 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). 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.