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

Myanmar: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 14.43 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.43 kt
Change on year
down 14.6%
World rank
8th
of 236 countries
All-time high
38.17 kt
in 2004
All-time low
6.31 kt
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

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

102030401990200720241990: 18.2 kt1991: 18.2 kt1992: 18.2 kt1993: 18.2 kt1994: 18.2 kt1995: 18.2 kt1996: 7.7 kt1997: 7.1 kt1998: 10.4 kt1999: 10.8 kt2000: 6.3 kt2001: 7.6 kt2002: 7.7 kt2003: 22.4 kt2004: 38.2 kt2005: 21.2 kt2006: 18.3 kt2007: 34.5 kt2008: 15.1 kt2009: 29.1 kt2010: 31.7 kt2011: 15.4 kt2012: 23.9 kt2013: 19.5 kt2014: 24 kt2015: 25 kt2016: 14.1 kt2017: 16.4 kt2018: 13.6 kt2019: 16.6 kt2020: 25.5 kt2021: 22.4 kt2022: 11.8 kt2023: 16.9 kt2024: 14.4 kt

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

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 14.43 kt for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in 2024.

The figure is down 14.6% on the previous year and down 39.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Myanmar peaked at 38.17 kt in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.31 kt, in 2000.

That places Myanmar 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.51 kt 7.11 kt 18.19 kt 10
2000s 20.04 kt 6.31 kt 38.17 kt 10
2010s 20.02 kt 13.65 kt 31.71 kt 10
2020s 18.2 kt 11.81 kt 25.53 kt 5

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 5 Mozambique 24.45 kt compare
  2. 6 Angola 20.9 kt compare
  3. 7 OECD 17.56 kt compare
  4. 9 Russian Federation 6.44 kt compare
  5. 10 Canada 6.4 kt compare
  6. 11 Mexico 6.03 kt compare

See the full ranking of 272 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Myanmar?
Forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Myanmar was 14.43 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 38.17 kt in 2004.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 6.31 kt in 2000.
How does Myanmar rank for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
Myanmar ranks 8th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Myanmar 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.