Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) was 145.56 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) recorded 145.56 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 64.9% on the previous year and up 64.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) peaked at 145.56 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.16 kt, in 1996.
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th of 31 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 89.48 kt | — |
| 1991 | 89.48 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 89.59 kt | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 91.65 kt | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 91.65 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 91.65 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25.16 kt | -72.5% |
| 1997 | 33.15 kt | +31.8% |
| 1998 | 42.8 kt | +29.1% |
| 1999 | 46.76 kt | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 25.83 kt | -44.8% |
| 2001 | 71.19 kt | +175.6% |
| 2002 | 73.38 kt | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 96.39 kt | +31.4% |
| 2004 | 114.47 kt | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 108.94 kt | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 92.65 kt | -15.0% |
| 2007 | 125.59 kt | +35.6% |
| 2008 | 96.5 kt | -23.2% |
| 2009 | 70.69 kt | -26.8% |
| 2010 | 142.34 kt | +101.4% |
| 2011 | 106.77 kt | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 108.58 kt | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 95.29 kt | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 88.35 kt | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 96.59 kt | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 118.81 kt | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 101.71 kt | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 98.2 kt | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 121.7 kt | +23.9% |
| 2020 | 110.43 kt | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 102.67 kt | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 89.86 kt | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 88.28 kt | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 145.56 kt | +64.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +175.6% | 25.83 kt | 71.19 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.14 kt | 25.16 kt | 91.65 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.56 kt | 25.83 kt | 125.59 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.83 kt | 88.35 kt | 142.34 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.36 kt | 88.28 kt | 145.56 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- 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
- 9 Canada 6.4 kt compare
More climate change data for Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.82 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 537,618 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 157,414 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 380,204 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 594.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 13,579 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 51,187 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 33,999 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,188 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 128.3 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Forest fires — emissions in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) was 145.56 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 145.56 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.16 kt in 1996.
- How does Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 6th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 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.