Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Viet Nam
Viet Nam: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) was 0.8436 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Viet Nam, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Viet Nam is 0.8436 kt, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Viet Nam peaked at 2.92 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3748 kt, in 1997.
That places Viet Nam 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Viet Nam, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.19 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.19 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5043 kt | -57.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3748 kt | -25.7% |
| 1998 | 1.49 kt | +296.5% |
| 1999 | 0.759 kt | -48.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8305 kt | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5583 kt | -32.8% |
| 2002 | 1.28 kt | +128.7% |
| 2003 | 2.35 kt | +84.3% |
| 2004 | 2.32 kt | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.26 kt | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 1.17 kt | -48.4% |
| 2007 | 2.92 kt | +150.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9985 kt | -65.8% |
| 2009 | 1.22 kt | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 1.85 kt | +52.0% |
| 2011 | 1.21 kt | -34.7% |
| 2012 | 1.43 kt | +17.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7431 kt | -47.9% |
| 2014 | 1.34 kt | +80.5% |
| 2015 | 1.12 kt | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 1.38 kt | +22.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6713 kt | -51.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7337 kt | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9458 kt | +28.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9723 kt | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8242 kt | -15.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5951 kt | -27.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9265 kt | +55.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8436 kt | -8.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) in Viet Nam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +296.5% | 0.3748 kt | 1.49 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 kt | 0.3748 kt | 1.49 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 kt | 0.5583 kt | 2.92 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 kt | 0.6713 kt | 1.85 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8323 kt | 0.5951 kt | 0.9723 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Viet Nam
- 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
- 10 Mexico 6.03 kt compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.1117 kt compare
- 11 India 5.69 kt compare
- 12 Cambodia 5.22 kt compare
- 12 Melanesia 0.1004 kt compare
- 13 Nepal 4.09 kt compare
- 13 Türkiye 0.0291 kt compare
More climate change data for Viet Nam
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.36 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 53,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14,545 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 38,552 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 54.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,377 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45,316 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,321 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,995 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 38.95 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions in Viet Nam?
- Forest fires — emissions in Viet Nam was 0.8436 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Viet Nam?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Viet Nam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3748 kt in 1997.
- How does Viet Nam rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Viet Nam ranks 10th out of 22 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Viet Nam?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Viet Nam 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.