Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 194.58 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
194.58 kt
Change on year
up 5.3%
Rank
3rd
of 36 groups
All-time high
314.09 kt
in 2010
All-time low
74.51 kt
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), 1990–2024

501001502002503001990200720241990: 228.8 kt1991: 228.8 kt1992: 228.8 kt1993: 228.8 kt1994: 228.8 kt1995: 228.8 kt1996: 74.5 kt1997: 91.7 kt1998: 124.1 kt1999: 113.6 kt2000: 81.9 kt2001: 187.4 kt2002: 188.4 kt2003: 268.9 kt2004: 284.1 kt2005: 287 kt2006: 255.9 kt2007: 284 kt2008: 264.5 kt2009: 259.2 kt2010: 314.1 kt2011: 288.3 kt2012: 298.1 kt2013: 277.2 kt2014: 266.8 kt2015: 279.8 kt2016: 285.7 kt2017: 276.8 kt2018: 243.9 kt2019: 255.5 kt2020: 253.3 kt2021: 234.3 kt2022: 196.8 kt2023: 184.7 kt2024: 194.6 kt

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

Analysis

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) recorded 194.58 kt for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) peaked at 314.09 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 74.51 kt, in 1996.

That places Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3rd out of 36 groups 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 177.69 kt 74.51 kt 228.84 kt 10
2000s 236.14 kt 81.94 kt 287.04 kt 10
2010s 278.62 kt 243.9 kt 314.09 kt 10
2020s 212.73 kt 184.72 kt 253.26 kt 5

Countries ranked near Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

  1. 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 67.22 kt compare
  2. 2 Brazil 59.93 kt compare
  3. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.68 kt compare
  4. 4 Zambia 33.12 kt compare
  5. 5 Mozambique 24.45 kt compare
  6. 6 Angola 20.9 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) was 194.58 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 Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 314.09 kt in 2010.
What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 74.51 kt in 1996.
How does Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 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.