Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in OECD
OECD: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 17.56 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in OECD, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
OECD recorded 17.56 kt for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in 2024.
The figure is down 50.9% on the previous year and up 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in OECD peaked at 44.99 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.45 kt, in 2010.
That places OECD 7th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.67 kt | 17.53 kt | 36.65 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.57 kt | 7 kt | 26.22 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.77 kt | 6.45 kt | 44.99 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.74 kt | 9.77 kt | 35.76 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 72,286 million t (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 147,607 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -373,047 kt (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 757.39 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 1.12 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -520,654 kt (2025)
- Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 192.31 kt (2024)
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 83.61 million t (2024)
- Other forest — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 1.59 million ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in OECD?
- Forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in OECD was 17.56 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 OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 44.99 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.45 kt in 2010.
- How does OECD rank for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
- OECD ranks 7th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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
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.