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
97
Highest
653.66 kt
Brazil
Lowest
0 kt
Montserrat
Median
0.8877 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 97 countries. The highest value is 653.66 kt in Brazil; the lowest is 0 kt in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8877 kt, and the mean is 34.63 kt.
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 — Emissions (CH4): 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 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 725.31 kt | 2024 | up 3,886.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 285.53 kt | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 430.39 kt | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 4 | Angola | 219.1 kt | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 5 | Myanmar | 124.04 kt | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 76.29 kt | 2024 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 36.59 kt | 2024 | up 1,292.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Nepal | 40.2 kt | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 34.24 kt | 2024 | down 64.4% | rising |
| 8 | Cambodia | 38.87 kt | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 34.07 kt | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 9 | South Sudan | 35.32 kt | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan (former) | 34.19 kt | 2011 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 3.49 kt | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 28.17 kt | 2024 | down 54.7% | falling |
| 11 | Melanesia | 0.9654 kt | 2024 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 23.03 kt | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 13 | OECD | 22.31 kt | 2024 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 21.79 kt | 2024 | up 863.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo | 20.53 kt | 2024 | up 629.7% | flat |
| 15 | Caribbean | 1.19 kt | 2024 | up 87.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Honduras | 13.36 kt | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 13.31 kt | 2024 | up 3,688.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.141 kt | 2024 | down 50.9% | 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 |
| 25 | Madagascar | 6.47 kt | 2024 | up 42.0% | flat |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 4.58 kt | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 0.0266 kt | 2024 | up 232.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 0.0213 kt | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 60 | South Africa | 0.0213 kt | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0186 kt | 2024 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Mayotte | 0.0133 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0133 kt | 2024 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 0.0106 kt | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Sudan | 0.0106 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 0.0053 kt | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Kenya | 0.0053 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Mali | 0.0053 kt | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 67 | New Caledonia | 0.0053 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 0.0027 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Gambia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 72 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
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
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1,686 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 3,297 kt
- Middle Africa 980.17 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1,753 kt
- Americas 1,506 kt
- Africa 1,488 kt
- Asia 301.83 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,475 kt
- South America 1,444 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 971.33 kt
- Eastern Africa 490.24 kt
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 15.82 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 233.92 kt
- Southern Asia 67.86 kt
- Central America 61.51 kt
- Western Africa 17.62 kt
- Oceania 1.47 kt
- Annex I countries 0.5672 kt
- Eastern Asia 0.0506 kt
- Southern Africa 0.0213 kt
- Northern America 0.016 kt
- United States of America 0.016 kt
- Northern Africa 0.0106 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.