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
218
Highest
5.25 million ha
Brazil
Lowest
0 ha
Naoero
Median
0 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 5.25 million ha in Brazil; the lowest is 0 ha in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha, and the mean is 77,147 ha.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 3,688.8%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (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 | Central African Republic | 2.29 million ha | 2024 | down 10.2% | 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 |
| 7 | Nepal | 323,113 ha | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 312,392 ha | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 9 | South Sudan | 283,828 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan (former) | 274,784 ha | 2011 | up 31.6% | flat |
| 11 | Thailand | 226,406 ha | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 185,116 ha | 2024 | down 34.4% | 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 |
| 16 | Honduras | 107,375 ha | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 106,987 ha | 2024 | up 3,688.8% | 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 |
| 24 | Mayotte | 106.92 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar | 51,999 ha | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 36,784 ha | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Anguilla | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 26 | Cook Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 26 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Niue | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 26 | Tokelau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 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 | Brunei Darussalam | 106.86 ha | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Sudan | 85.51 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 85.48 ha | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 42.81 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 42.8 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Mali | 42.76 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 42.74 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Burundi | 21.37 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Aruba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Albania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Andorra | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | American Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Austria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Azerbaijan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Belgium | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Bahrain | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Belarus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Bermuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Barbados | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Botswana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Canada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Switzerland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Chile | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Cayman Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Czechia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Germany | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Dominica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Algeria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Egypt | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Eritrea, The State of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Spain | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | France | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Faroe Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Georgia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Greece | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Greenland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Guam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Croatia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Isle of Man | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Iraq | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Iceland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Italy | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Japan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kiribati | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kuwait | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Saint Lucia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Lesotho | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Morocco | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Maldives | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Montenegro | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Mongolia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Mauritania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Namibia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | New Zealand | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Oman | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Pakistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Palau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Poland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Portugal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Palestine, State of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Qatar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Romania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Singapore | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Somalia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Serbia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Slovakia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Slovenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Eswatini | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Seychelles | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Tonga | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Tunisia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Tuvalu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Ukraine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Uruguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | British Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Yemen | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Guadeloupe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Martinique | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Western Sahara | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 ha | 2005 | — | flat |
| 71 | Norfolk Island | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Pitcairn Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Russian Federation | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 ha | 1999 | — | flat |
| 71 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Réunion | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | China, Macao SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 ha | 2010 | — | flat |
| 71 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Naoero | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Non-Annex I countries 26.50 million ha
- Africa 11.96 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 14.09 million ha
- South America 11.60 million ha
- Americas 12.11 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 11.86 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 7.81 million ha
- Eastern Africa 3.94 million ha
- Annex I countries 4,558 ha
- Asia 2.43 million ha
- Northern America 128.54 ha
- United States of America 128.54 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.