Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in China

China: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 0.9045 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.9045 kt
Change on year
down 23.1%
World rank
32nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.08 kt
in 2008
All-time low
0.4675 kt
in 2017
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in China, 1990–2024

01231990200720241990: 1.3 kt1991: 1.3 kt1992: 1.3 kt1993: 1.3 kt1994: 1.3 kt1995: 1.3 kt1996: 1.7 kt1997: 1.8 kt1998: 2 kt1999: 1.9 kt2000: 2.1 kt2001: 1.1 kt2002: 0.633 kt2003: 2.1 kt2004: 1.8 kt2005: 1.1 kt2006: 0.798 kt2007: 1.1 kt2008: 3.1 kt2009: 1.4 kt2010: 1.6 kt2011: 0.956 kt2012: 0.706 kt2013: 0.75 kt2014: 1.4 kt2015: 0.815 kt2016: 0.918 kt2017: 0.468 kt2018: 0.975 kt2019: 1 kt2020: 1.1 kt2021: 0.804 kt2022: 0.48 kt2023: 1.2 kt2024: 0.904 kt

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

Analysis

In 2024, forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in China stood at 0.9045 kt.

That represents a change of down 23.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in China peaked at 3.08 kt in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.4675 kt, in 2017.

That places China 32nd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.49 kt 1.26 kt 2 kt 10
2000s 1.53 kt 0.6326 kt 3.08 kt 10
2010s 0.9558 kt 0.4675 kt 1.56 kt 10
2020s 0.8876 kt 0.4805 kt 1.18 kt 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 29 Peru 1.27 kt compare
  2. 30 Cameroon 1.05 kt compare
  3. 31 Chad 0.951 kt compare
  4. 32 China, mainland 0.9045 kt compare
  5. 34 Viet Nam 0.8436 kt compare
  6. 35 Nicaragua 0.6944 kt compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in China?
Forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in China was 0.9045 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 China?
The highest recorded value was 3.08 kt in 2008.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4675 kt in 2017.
How does China rank for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
China ranks 32nd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1
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.