Humid tropical forest — 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
218
Highest
653.66 kt
Brazil
Lowest
0 kt
Naoero
Median
0 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 653.66 kt in Brazil; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 kt, and the mean is 9.6 kt.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 3,688.4%), and the largest decrease in Sri Lanka (down 100.0%).
Humid tropical forest — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 653.66 kt | 2024 | up 385.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 331.14 kt | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 285.53 kt | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 4 | Angola | 219.1 kt | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 5 | Myanmar | 124.04 kt | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique, Republic of | 76.29 kt | 2024 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 7 | Nepal | 40.2 kt | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 38.87 kt | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 9 | South Sudan, Republic of | 35.32 kt | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan (former) | 34.19 kt | 2011 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Thailand | 28.17 kt | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 12 | India | 23.03 kt | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 13 | OECD | 22.31 kt | 2024 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 21.79 kt | 2024 | up 863.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo, Republic of | 20.53 kt | 2024 | up 629.7% | flat |
| 16 | Honduras | 13.36 kt | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 13.31 kt | 2024 | up 3,688.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 13.04 kt | 2024 | up 694.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 11.26 kt | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Chad | 10.23 kt | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 7.57 kt | 2023 | up 261.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 7.57 kt | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 6.93 kt | 2024 | up 1,558.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Paraguay | 6.74 kt | 2024 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Mayotte | 0.0133 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar, Republic of | 6.47 kt | 2024 | up 42.0% | flat |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 4.58 kt | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Anguilla | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 26 | Cook Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 26 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Niue | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 26 | Tokelau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 27 | Malawi | 4.47 kt | 2024 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 3.12 kt | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 3.11 kt | 2024 | up 478.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 2.93 kt | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Guyana | 2.9 kt | 2024 | up 1,551.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Liberia | 2.65 kt | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.31 kt | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 1.97 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 35 | Guinea | 1.64 kt | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 1.53 kt | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Suriname | 1.5 kt | 2024 | up 3,422.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 1.21 kt | 2024 | up 521.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 1.13 kt | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 0.9388 kt | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 0.8877 kt | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Cuba | 0.7592 kt | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 0.6331 kt | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 0.6068 kt | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 0.588 kt | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 0.5007 kt | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.5007 kt | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahamas, The | 0.3892 kt | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 0.3192 kt | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 0.2872 kt | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Panama | 0.0718 kt | 2024 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Benin | 0.0559 kt | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 53 | China, People's Republic of | 0.0506 kt | 2024 | up 1,774.1% | volatile |
| 53 | China, mainland | 0.0506 kt | 2024 | up 1,774.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Bhutan | 0.0427 kt | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0.0319 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0319 kt | 2024 | up 1,081.5% | volatile |
| 56 | French Guiana | 0.0319 kt | 2024 | up 200.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.0266 kt | 2024 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.0213 kt | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 60 | South Africa | 0.0213 kt | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0.0186 kt | 2024 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0133 kt | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Ecuador | 0.0106 kt | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Sudan | 0.0106 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0.0053 kt | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 0.0053 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Mali | 0.0053 kt | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 0.0053 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Burundi | 0.0027 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Aruba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Albania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | American Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Austria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Belarus, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Barbados | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Botswana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Canada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Chile | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Cyprus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Czechia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Djibouti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Dominica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Algeria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Eritrea, The State of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Spain | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | France | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Faroe Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Georgia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Gambia, The | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Greece | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Croatia, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Iraq | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Iceland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Israel | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Italy | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Japan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kuwait | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | St. Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Luxembourg | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Morocco | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Maldives | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Malta | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Montenegro | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Mongolia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Namibia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Niger | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | New Zealand | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Oman | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Pakistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Palau, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Poland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Portugal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Palestine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Qatar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Romania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Rwanda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Somalia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Serbia, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Slovak Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Slovenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Turkmenistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Tonga | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Tunisia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Tuvalu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Ukraine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Uruguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Yemen, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 kt | 2005 | — | flat |
| 71 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Pitcairn Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Russian Federation | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 kt | 1999 | — | flat |
| 71 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Réunion | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | China, Macao SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 kt | 2010 | — | flat |
| 71 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | 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 3,298 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 3,297 kt
- Africa 1,488 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1,753 kt
- South America 1,444 kt
- Americas 1,506 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,475 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 971.33 kt
- Annex I countries 0.5672 kt
- Asia 301.83 kt
- Northern America 0.016 kt
- United States of America 0.016 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.