Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in World
World: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 368.61 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
World recorded 368.61 kt for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.0% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in World peaked at 450.44 kt in 2010 and was at its lowest, 147.68 kt, in 2000.
That places World 1st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 282.62 kt | 167.47 kt | 323.54 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 322.57 kt | 147.68 kt | 405.33 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 363.94 kt | 307.43 kt | 450.44 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 322.15 kt | 264.96 kt | 372.09 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 67.22 kt compare
- 2 Brazil 59.93 kt compare
- 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 39.68 kt compare
- 4 Zambia 33.12 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 8.22 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 4.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population 57.8% (2025)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 313,534 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 4.14 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -3.60 million kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 9,647 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 2.81 million kt (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in World?
- Forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in World was 368.61 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 450.44 kt in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 147.68 kt in 2000.
- How does World rank for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
- World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.