Humid tropical forest — Burned Area 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
97
Highest
5.25 million ha
Brazil
Lowest
0 ha
Montserrat
Median
7,134 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 5.25 million ha in Brazil; the lowest is 0 ha in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,134 ha, and the mean is 278,305 ha.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (up 3,886.6%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 100.0%).
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5.25 million ha | 2024 | up 385.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 2.66 million ha | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 5.83 million ha | 2024 | up 3,886.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 2.29 million ha | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.46 million ha | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 4 | Angola | 1.76 million ha | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 5 | Myanmar | 996,881 ha | 2024 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 6 | Mozambique | 613,112 ha | 2024 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 294,077 ha | 2024 | up 1,292.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Nepal | 323,113 ha | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 275,207 ha | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 312,392 ha | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 273,830 ha | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 9 | South Sudan | 283,828 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan (former) | 274,784 ha | 2011 | up 31.6% | flat |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 28,063 ha | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 226,406 ha | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Melanesia | 7,758 ha | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 185,116 ha | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | OECD | 179,293 ha | 2024 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 175,141 ha | 2024 | up 863.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo | 164,978 ha | 2024 | up 629.7% | rising |
| 15 | Caribbean | 9,528 ha | 2024 | up 87.7% | flat |
| 16 | Honduras | 107,375 ha | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 106,987 ha | 2024 | up 3,688.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,133 ha | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 104,793 ha | 2024 | up 694.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 90,512 ha | 2024 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 20 | Chad | 82,234 ha | 2024 | down 54.9% | rising |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 60,864 ha | 2023 | up 261.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 60,809 ha | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 55,708 ha | 2024 | up 1,558.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Paraguay | 54,200 ha | 2024 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar | 51,999 ha | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 36,784 ha | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Malawi | 35,925 ha | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | 25,110 ha | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 24,961 ha | 2024 | up 478.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 23,572 ha | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Guyana | 23,296 ha | 2024 | up 1,551.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Liberia | 21,332 ha | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 18,581 ha | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 15,818 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | rising |
| 35 | Guinea | 13,192 ha | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 36 | Malaysia | 12,289 ha | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Suriname | 12,033 ha | 2024 | up 3,419.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 9,705 ha | 2024 | up 522.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 9,085 ha | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 7,545 ha | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 7,134 ha | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Cuba | 6,101 ha | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 5,088 ha | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 4,877 ha | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 4,726 ha | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 4,024 ha | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,024 ha | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahamas | 3,128 ha | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 2,565 ha | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 2,308 ha | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Panama | 577.16 ha | 2024 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Benin | 448.91 ha | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 53 | China | 406.71 ha | 2024 | up 1,799.4% | volatile |
| 53 | China, mainland | 406.71 ha | 2024 | up 1,799.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Bhutan | 342.87 ha | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 256.63 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 256.54 ha | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | French Guiana | 256.46 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Comoros | 213.82 ha | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 60 | South Africa | 171.44 ha | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji | 171.15 ha | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 149.59 ha | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Mayotte | 106.92 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 106.86 ha | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Sudan | 85.51 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 85.48 ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 67 | New Caledonia | 42.81 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 42.8 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Mali | 42.76 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | 42.74 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 21.37 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Cayman Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Singapore | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 26.50 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 13.55 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 26.50 million ha
- Middle Africa 7.88 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 14.09 million ha
- Americas 12.11 million ha
- Africa 11.96 million ha
- Asia 2.43 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 11.86 million ha
- South America 11.60 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7.81 million ha
- Eastern Africa 3.94 million ha
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 127,120 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 1.88 million ha
- Southern Asia 545,356 ha
- Central America 494,334 ha
- Western Africa 141,619 ha
- Oceania 11,782 ha
- Annex I countries 4,558 ha
- Eastern Asia 406.71 ha
- Southern Africa 171.44 ha
- Northern America 128.54 ha
- United States of America 128.54 ha
- Northern Africa 85.51 ha
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.