Grassland — Emissions (CH4) by country
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.
Countries reporting
186
Highest
255.37 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
0.0702 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Grassland — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 255.37 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0702 kt, and the mean is 10.87 kt.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 49,540.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Grassland — Emissions (CH4): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 255.37 kt | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 232.79 kt | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 232.79 kt | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Sudan (former) | 173.12 kt | 2011 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 5 | Angola | 161.44 kt | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 6 | South Sudan | 99.92 kt | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 7 | Brazil | 78.21 kt | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 8 | Mali | 76.8 kt | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 9 | Sudan | 60.99 kt | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 53.68 kt | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 11 | Zambia | 42.92 kt | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 38.96 kt | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 38.86 kt | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 14 | South Africa | 38.15 kt | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 15 | Senegal | 37.35 kt | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 16 | Ghana | 35.55 kt | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 17 | United Republic of Tanzania | 34.7 kt | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 34.46 kt | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 19 | Mozambique | 31.82 kt | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 20 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 29.64 kt | 2024 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 21 | Congo | 23.36 kt | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.04 kt | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 16.99 kt | 2024 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 24 | Botswana | 14.56 kt | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 13.45 kt | 2024 | up 322.7% | rising |
| 26 | Namibia | 11.65 kt | 2024 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 11.47 kt | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 28 | Argentina | 9.81 kt | 2024 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 9.24 kt | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Russian Federation | 8.81 kt | 2024 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 31 | Niger | 8.67 kt | 2024 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Uganda | 6.62 kt | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 33 | Benin | 6.41 kt | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 6.05 kt | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 35 | Guinea | 5.35 kt | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 4.73 kt | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Gabon | 4.36 kt | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 38 | Cameroon | 4.14 kt | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 39 | Togo | 3.99 kt | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 40 | Myanmar | 3.8 kt | 2024 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Kenya | 3.49 kt | 2024 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Cambodia | 3.11 kt | 2024 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.51 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Mongolia | 2.48 kt | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Paraguay | 2.14 kt | 2024 | up 121.9% | rising |
| 46 | Mauritania | 2.11 kt | 2024 | up 390.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1.82 kt | 2024 | up 586.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 1.74 kt | 2024 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Gambia | 1.72 kt | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 50 | Iraq | 1.71 kt | 2024 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Ukraine | 1.45 kt | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 52 | China | 1.34 kt | 2024 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 53 | China, mainland | 1.34 kt | 2024 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 54 | Peru | 1.06 kt | 2024 | up 288.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 0.9744 kt | 2023 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.9618 kt | 2024 | up 145.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Malawi | 0.885 kt | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 58 | India | 0.8784 kt | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Eswatini | 0.8541 kt | 2024 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Guyana | 0.7992 kt | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Pakistan | 0.7596 kt | 2024 | up 306.9% | volatile |
| 62 | North Macedonia | 0.4964 kt | 2024 | up 49,540.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Canada | 0.4753 kt | 2024 | up 33.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Egypt | 0.4699 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Honduras | 0.4415 kt | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Rwanda | 0.428 kt | 2024 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Lesotho | 0.4217 kt | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Türkiye | 0.3903 kt | 2024 | up 333.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Guatemala | 0.3549 kt | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 69 | Thailand | 0.3549 kt | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 71 | Viet Nam | 0.3286 kt | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 72 | Melanesia | 0.3036 kt | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2993 kt | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Belize | 0.2272 kt | 2024 | up 202.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Sierra Leone | 0.2154 kt | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Indonesia | 0.1926 kt | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 0.1725 kt | 2024 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1576 kt | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Albania | 0.1573 kt | 2024 | up 15,630.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 0.1433 kt | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Nepal | 0.1419 kt | 2024 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Somalia | 0.1362 kt | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Ecuador | 0.1343 kt | 2024 | up 3,097.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Spain | 0.1246 kt | 2024 | up 85.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Philippines | 0.1237 kt | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 86 | Chile | 0.1205 kt | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Greece | 0.1182 kt | 2024 | up 113.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Eritrea | 0.1143 kt | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Suriname | 0.1099 kt | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Caribbean | 0.0939 kt | 2024 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 91 | Burundi | 0.0841 kt | 2024 | up 439.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0793 kt | 2024 | up 2,950.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Costa Rica | 0.0714 kt | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Panama | 0.069 kt | 2024 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Croatia | 0.0562 kt | 2024 | up 921.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Turkmenistan | 0.0504 kt | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Serbia | 0.0473 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Georgia | 0.0468 kt | 2024 | up 559.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Portugal | 0.0468 kt | 2024 | up 28.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0434 kt | 2024 | up 301.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Cuba | 0.0424 kt | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Montenegro | 0.0401 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Malaysia | 0.0342 kt | 2024 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Belarus | 0.0337 kt | 2024 | down 56.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0336 kt | 2024 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Romania | 0.0262 kt | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Uruguay | 0.0261 kt | 2024 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0203 kt | 2024 | up 174.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Israel | 0.0165 kt | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Algeria | 0.0154 kt | 2024 | down 96.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Cyprus | 0.0137 kt | 2024 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Bahamas | 0.012 kt | 2024 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Bhutan | 0.012 kt | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Bangladesh | 0.0117 kt | 2024 | up 317.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Armenia | 0.0109 kt | 2024 | down 63.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Haiti | 0.0105 kt | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Italy | 0.0101 kt | 2024 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Timor-Leste | 0.0085 kt | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.0083 kt | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Japan | 0.0081 kt | 2024 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 121 | France | 0.0073 kt | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Afghanistan | 0.0069 kt | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Dominican Republic | 0.0067 kt | 2024 | down 52.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0057 kt | 2024 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Comoros | 0.0054 kt | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 0.0038 kt | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Liberia | 0.0033 kt | 2024 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Estonia | 0.0026 kt | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | New Caledonia | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Jamaica | 0.002 kt | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Fiji | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Morocco | 0.0016 kt | 2024 | down 93.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Palestine | 0.0015 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | El Salvador | 0.0015 kt | 2024 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Lithuania | 0.0014 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Réunion | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Germany | 0.001 kt | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Poland | 0.001 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 140 | Hungary | 0.0008 kt | 2024 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Latvia | 0.0008 kt | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 142 | New Zealand | 0.0006 kt | 2024 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Sri Lanka | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Iceland | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 146 | French Guiana | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Tunisia | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 147 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Austria | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Barbados | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Czechia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Djibouti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Jordan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Kuwait | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Oman | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Slovakia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Slovenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Yemen | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 kt | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Cabo Verde | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 kt | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1,378 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 1,113 kt
- Africa 944.05 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 841.64 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 769.28 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 597.87 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 407.13 kt
- Middle Africa 282 kt
- Eastern Africa 280.7 kt
- Annex I countries 264.05 kt
- Western Africa 254.23 kt
- Oceania 233.09 kt
- Americas 165.1 kt
- South America 141.55 kt
- Southern Africa 65.64 kt
- Northern Africa 61.47 kt
- Asia 23.58 kt
- Northern America 19.99 kt
- United States of America 19.52 kt
- Europe 11.69 kt
- Eastern Europe 10.49 kt
- South-eastern Asia 8.91 kt
- Central Asia 4.79 kt
- Eastern Asia 3.84 kt
- Southern Asia 3.63 kt
- Central America 3.46 kt
- Western Asia 2.42 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 1.71 kt
- Southern Europe 1.18 kt
- European Union (27) 0.5834 kt
- Western Europe 0.0083 kt
- Northern Europe 0.0053 kt
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.