Forest fires — Emissions in Chile

Chile: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.1194 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.1194 kt
Change on year
down 95.9%
World rank
50th
of 219 countries
All-time high
2.89 kt
in 2023
All-time low
0.0496 kt
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions in Chile, 1990–2024

01231990200720241990: 0.44 kt1991: 0.44 kt1992: 0.44 kt1993: 0.44 kt1994: 0.44 kt1995: 0.44 kt1996: 0.173 kt1997: 0.342 kt1998: 0.26 kt1999: 0.29 kt2000: 0.13 kt2001: 0.05 kt2002: 0.247 kt2003: 0.244 kt2004: 0.206 kt2005: 0.283 kt2006: 0.152 kt2007: 0.307 kt2008: 0.418 kt2009: 0.223 kt2010: 0.172 kt2011: 0.347 kt2012: 0.35 kt2013: 0.101 kt2014: 0.39 kt2015: 1.1 kt2016: 0.181 kt2017: 2.3 kt2018: 0.083 kt2019: 0.261 kt2020: 0.365 kt2021: 0.277 kt2022: 0.541 kt2023: 2.9 kt2024: 0.119 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, forest fires — emissions in Chile stood at 0.1194 kt.

The figure is down 95.9% on the previous year and down 69.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Chile peaked at 2.89 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0496 kt, in 2001.

That places Chile 50th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Forest fires — Emissions in Chile, year by year

Annual values for Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Chile, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.4401 kt —
1991 0.4401 kt +0.0%
1992 0.4401 kt +0.0%
1993 0.4401 kt +0.0%
1994 0.4401 kt +0.0%
1995 0.4401 kt +0.0%
1996 0.1726 kt -60.8%
1997 0.3421 kt +98.2%
1998 0.2596 kt -24.1%
1999 0.2897 kt +11.6%
2000 0.1301 kt -55.1%
2001 0.0496 kt -61.9%
2002 0.2471 kt +398.2%
2003 0.2444 kt -1.1%
2004 0.2062 kt -15.6%
2005 0.2826 kt +37.1%
2006 0.152 kt -46.2%
2007 0.3066 kt +101.7%
2008 0.4183 kt +36.4%
2009 0.2225 kt -46.8%
2010 0.1723 kt -22.6%
2011 0.3466 kt +101.2%
2012 0.3503 kt +1.1%
2013 0.1005 kt -71.3%
2014 0.3896 kt +287.7%
2015 1.05 kt +170.1%
2016 0.1807 kt -82.8%
2017 2.31 kt +1178.7%
2018 0.0834 kt -96.4%
2019 0.2606 kt +212.5%
2020 0.3655 kt +40.3%
2021 0.2773 kt -24.1%
2022 0.5406 kt +95.0%
2023 2.89 kt +434.7%
2024 0.1194 kt -95.9%

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 0.1194 kt is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0055 kt, 21.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Forest fires — Emissions in Chile 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.

YearChange FromTo
2017 +1178.7% 0.1807 kt 2.31 kt

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3705 kt 0.1726 kt 0.4401 kt 10
2000s 0.2259 kt 0.0496 kt 0.4183 kt 10
2010s 0.5247 kt 0.0834 kt 2.31 kt 10
2020s 0.8387 kt 0.1194 kt 2.89 kt 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 47 Guinea 0.1503 kt compare
  2. 48 Malaysia 0.1428 kt compare
  3. 49 Suriname 0.1367 kt compare
  4. 51 Ghana 0.1103 kt compare
  5. 52 Sierra Leone 0.1057 kt compare
  6. 53 Papua New Guinea 0.0979 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions in Chile?
Forest fires — emissions in Chile was 0.1194 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 2.89 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0496 kt in 2001.
How does Chile rank for forest fires — emissions?
Chile ranks 50th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile 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
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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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.