Grassland — Emissions (N2O) 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
237
Highest
23.32 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Naoero
Median
0.0006 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,329
What the numbers show
Grassland — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 237 countries. The highest value is 23.32 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0006 kt, and the mean is 0.7575 kt.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 45,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Grassland — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 23.32 kt | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 21.25 kt | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 21.25 kt | 2024 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 4 | Sudan (former) | 15.81 kt | 2011 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 5 | Angola | 14.74 kt | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 6 | South Sudan | 9.12 kt | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 7 | Brazil | 7.14 kt | 2024 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 8 | Mali | 7.01 kt | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 9 | Sudan | 5.57 kt | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 10 | Chad | 4.9 kt | 2024 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 11 | Zambia | 3.92 kt | 2024 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 12 | Burkina Faso | 3.56 kt | 2024 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 13 | Madagascar | 3.55 kt | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 14 | Senegal | 3.41 kt | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 15 | Ghana | 3.25 kt | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.17 kt | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 17 | Nigeria | 3.15 kt | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 18 | Mozambique | 2.9 kt | 2024 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 19 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.71 kt | 2024 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 20 | Congo | 2.13 kt | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 21 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.65 kt | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 22 | Botswana | 1.33 kt | 2024 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.23 kt | 2024 | up 322.7% | rising |
| 24 | Namibia | 1.06 kt | 2024 | down 57.7% | rising |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 1.05 kt | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 0.8959 kt | 2024 | down 18.3% | flat |
| 27 | Zimbabwe | 0.8436 kt | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Russian Federation | 0.804 kt | 2024 | down 73.8% | falling |
| 29 | Niger | 0.7914 kt | 2024 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Uganda | 0.6047 kt | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 31 | Benin | 0.5851 kt | 2024 | down 33.4% | rising |
| 32 | Colombia | 0.5527 kt | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 33 | Guinea | 0.4881 kt | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 0.432 kt | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Gabon | 0.3983 kt | 2024 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 35 | Réunion | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Cameroon | 0.3778 kt | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 37 | Togo | 0.3643 kt | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 38 | Myanmar | 0.3467 kt | 2024 | up 116.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Kenya | 0.3189 kt | 2024 | up 127.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Cambodia | 0.2838 kt | 2024 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.2287 kt | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Mongolia | 0.2264 kt | 2024 | down 78.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Paraguay | 0.1958 kt | 2024 | up 122.0% | rising |
| 44 | Mauritania | 0.1923 kt | 2024 | up 390.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.1663 kt | 2024 | up 587.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Mexico | 0.1589 kt | 2024 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Gambia | 0.1566 kt | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 48 | Iraq | 0.1564 kt | 2024 | up 185.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Ukraine | 0.1323 kt | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 50 | China | 0.1224 kt | 2024 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 50 | China, mainland | 0.1224 kt | 2024 | down 45.5% | rising |
| 52 | Peru | 0.0966 kt | 2024 | up 288.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Nicaragua | 0.089 kt | 2023 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0878 kt | 2024 | up 145.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Malawi | 0.0808 kt | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 56 | India | 0.0802 kt | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Eswatini | 0.078 kt | 2024 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Guyana | 0.073 kt | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Pakistan | 0.0694 kt | 2024 | up 308.2% | volatile |
| 60 | North Macedonia | 0.0453 kt | 2024 | up 45,200.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Canada | 0.0434 kt | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Egypt | 0.0429 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Honduras | 0.0403 kt | 2024 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Rwanda | 0.0391 kt | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Lesotho | 0.0385 kt | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Türkiye | 0.0356 kt | 2024 | up 334.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Guatemala | 0.0324 kt | 2024 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 67 | Thailand | 0.0324 kt | 2024 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 69 | Viet Nam | 0.03 kt | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 70 | Melanesia | 0.0277 kt | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0273 kt | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Belize | 0.0207 kt | 2024 | up 204.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 0.0197 kt | 2024 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Indonesia | 0.0176 kt | 2024 | down 82.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 0.0158 kt | 2024 | up 2,157.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Albania | 0.0144 kt | 2024 | up 14,300.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0144 kt | 2024 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 0.0131 kt | 2024 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Nepal | 0.013 kt | 2024 | up 113.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Somalia | 0.0124 kt | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Ecuador | 0.0123 kt | 2024 | up 2,975.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Spain | 0.0114 kt | 2024 | up 86.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Philippines | 0.0113 kt | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Chile | 0.011 kt | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Greece | 0.0108 kt | 2024 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Eritrea | 0.0104 kt | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Suriname | 0.01 kt | 2024 | down 56.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Burundi | 0.0077 kt | 2024 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0072 kt | 2024 | up 3,500.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Costa Rica | 0.0065 kt | 2024 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Panama | 0.0063 kt | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Croatia | 0.0051 kt | 2024 | up 920.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Turkmenistan | 0.0046 kt | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Georgia | 0.0043 kt | 2024 | up 616.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Portugal | 0.0043 kt | 2024 | up 30.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Serbia | 0.0043 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.004 kt | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Cuba | 0.0039 kt | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Montenegro | 0.0037 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Belarus | 0.0031 kt | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Malaysia | 0.0031 kt | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0031 kt | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Romania | 0.0024 kt | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 0.0024 kt | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0019 kt | 2024 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Israel | 0.0015 kt | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Algeria | 0.0014 kt | 2024 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Cyprus | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Bahamas | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Bhutan | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 113 | Armenia | 0.001 kt | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Haiti | 0.001 kt | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Italy | 0.0009 kt | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 0.0008 kt | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.0008 kt | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 118 | France | 0.0007 kt | 2024 | down 41.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Japan | 0.0007 kt | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Afghanistan | 0.0006 kt | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 0.0006 kt | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Comoros | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Liberia | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Estonia | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Fiji | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 95.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Jamaica | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Lebanon | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 126 | New Caledonia | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Germany | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Hungary | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Lithuania | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Latvia | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Morocco | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 131 | New Zealand | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Poland | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Palestine | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | El Salvador | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Aruba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Andorra | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Austria | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Bahrain | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Barbados | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Channel Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Czechia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Djibouti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Dominica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Faroe Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Iceland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Jordan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Kuwait | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Liechtenstein | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Luxembourg | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Maldives | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Marshall Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Malta | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Oman | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Palau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Qatar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | San Marino | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Slovakia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Slovenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Tonga | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Tunisia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Tuvalu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Yemen | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | French Guiana | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Mayotte | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Anguilla | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Cook Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Niue | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Tokelau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Micronesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 kt | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Cabo Verde | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Pitcairn | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 kt | 1999 | — | flat |
| 140 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | China, Macao SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 kt | 2010 | — | flat |
| 140 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 140 | Naoero | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 125.77 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 101.66 kt
- Africa 86.2 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 76.85 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 70.24 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 54.59 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 37.17 kt
- Middle Africa 25.75 kt
- Eastern Africa 25.63 kt
- Annex I countries 24.11 kt
- Western Africa 23.21 kt
- Oceania 21.28 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.