Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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
96
Highest
284.20 million t
Brazil
Lowest
0 t
Montserrat
Median
358,019 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) is currently reported for 96 countries. The highest value is 284.20 million t in Brazil; the lowest is 0 t in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 358,019 t, and the mean is 15.21 million t.
Over the past decade 34 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 — Burning crop residues: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 284.20 million t | 2024 | up 385.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 143.97 million t | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 315.35 million t | 2024 | up 3,886.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 124.14 million t | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 187.13 million t | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 4 | Angola | 95.26 million t | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 5 | Myanmar | 53.93 million t | 2024 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 6 | Mozambique | 33.17 million t | 2024 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 15.91 million t | 2024 | up 1,292.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Nepal | 17.48 million t | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 14.89 million t | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 16.90 million t | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 14.81 million t | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 9 | South Sudan | 15.36 million t | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan (former) | 14.87 million t | 2011 | up 31.6% | flat |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 1.52 million t | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 12.25 million t | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Melanesia | 419,735 t | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 10.01 million t | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | OECD | 9.70 million t | 2024 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 9.48 million t | 2024 | up 863.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo | 8.93 million t | 2024 | up 629.7% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 5.81 million t | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 5.79 million t | 2024 | up 3,688.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 61,294 t | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 5.67 million t | 2024 | up 694.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 4.90 million t | 2024 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 20 | Chad | 4.45 million t | 2024 | down 54.9% | rising |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 3.29 million t | 2023 | up 261.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 3.29 million t | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 3.01 million t | 2024 | up 1,558.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Paraguay | 2.93 million t | 2024 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar | 2.81 million t | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 1.99 million t | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Malawi | 1.94 million t | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | 1.36 million t | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 1.35 million t | 2024 | up 478.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 1.28 million t | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Guyana | 1.26 million t | 2024 | up 1,551.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Liberia | 1.15 million t | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.01 million t | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 855,745 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | rising |
| 35 | Guinea | 713,671 t | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 36 | Malaysia | 664,820 t | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Suriname | 650,978 t | 2024 | up 3,419.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 525,021 t | 2024 | up 522.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 491,511 t | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 408,160 t | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 385,951 t | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Cuba | 330,087 t | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 275,274 t | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 263,840 t | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 255,668 t | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 217,684 t | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | 217,684 t | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahamas | 169,201 t | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 138,762 t | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 124,862 t | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Panama | 31,224 t | 2024 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Benin | 24,286 t | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 53 | China | 22,003 t | 2024 | up 1,799.4% | volatile |
| 53 | China, mainland | 22,003 t | 2024 | up 1,799.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Bhutan | 18,550 t | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 13,883 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13,879 t | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | French Guiana | 13,875 t | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Comoros | 11,568 t | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 60 | South Africa | 9,275 t | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji | 9,259 t | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 8,093 t | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Mayotte | 5,784 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Brunei Darussalam | 5,781 t | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Sudan | 4,626 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Ecuador | 4,624 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 67 | New Caledonia | 2,316 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 2,316 t | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Mali | 2,313 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Kenya | 2,312 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 1,156 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Cayman Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Gambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Grenada | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | French Polynesia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Singapore | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Samoa | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Montserrat | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.43 billion t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 733.03 million t
- Non-Annex I countries 1.43 billion t
- Middle Africa 426.16 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 762.21 million t
- Americas 654.92 million t
- Africa 646.98 million t
- Asia 131.23 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 641.45 million t
- South America 627.65 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 422.32 million t
- Eastern Africa 213.15 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 6.88 million t
- South-Eastern Asia 101.71 million t
- Southern Asia 29.50 million t
- Central America 26.74 million t
- Western Africa 7.66 million t
- Oceania 637,419 t
- Caribbean 515,482 t
- Annex I countries 246,613 t
- Eastern Asia 22,003 t
- Southern Africa 9,275 t
- Northern America 6,954 t
- United States of America 6,954 t
- Northern Africa 4,626 t
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.