Forest fires — Emissions in United States of America
United States of America: Forest fires — Emissions was 3.25 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions in United States of America, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in United States of America is 3.25 kt, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in United States of America peaked at 9.46 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.14 kt, in 2001.
United States of America ranks 17th of 31 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions in United States of America, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.49 kt | — |
| 1991 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.49 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.25 kt | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 2 kt | -52.8% |
| 1998 | 4 kt | +99.7% |
| 1999 | 4.59 kt | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 4.76 kt | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.14 kt | -76.1% |
| 2002 | 2.86 kt | +150.5% |
| 2003 | 2.91 kt | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.61 kt | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 2.13 kt | -18.4% |
| 2006 | 2.39 kt | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 3.86 kt | +61.4% |
| 2008 | 4.17 kt | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 2.3 kt | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 1.81 kt | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 2.83 kt | +56.9% |
| 2012 | 2.44 kt | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 2.76 kt | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7 kt | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 5.02 kt | +85.8% |
| 2016 | 2.6 kt | -48.2% |
| 2017 | 4.77 kt | +83.5% |
| 2018 | 4.43 kt | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2 kt | -50.2% |
| 2020 | 9.46 kt | +329.1% |
| 2021 | 6.56 kt | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 3.53 kt | -46.1% |
| 2023 | 2.82 kt | -20.2% |
| 2024 | 3.25 kt | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.58 kt | 2 kt | 4.59 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.91 kt | 1.14 kt | 4.76 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 kt | 1.81 kt | 5.02 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.12 kt | 2.82 kt | 9.46 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 14 Thailand 4.01 kt compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 0.0018 kt compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 15 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 kt
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 15 South Sudan 3.28 kt compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
- 15 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 kt
- 15 Micronesia 0 kt
- 15 Polynesia 0 kt compare
- 16 Sudan (former) 3.13 kt compare
- 17 Paraguay 1.93 kt compare
- 18 Congo 1.88 kt compare
- 19 Ethiopia 1.5 kt compare
- 20 Australia and New Zealand 1.34 kt compare
More climate change data for United States of America
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 10.76 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 274,482 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60,922 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 213,560 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 229.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7,627 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,381 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 89,068 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 18,313 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 336.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in United States of America?
- Forest fires — emissions in United States of America was 3.25 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 9.46 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 kt in 2001.
- How does United States of America rank for forest fires — emissions?
- United States of America ranks 17th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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.