Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CO2) 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
104
Highest
458,417 kt
Brazil
Lowest
0 kt
Martinique
Median
37.33 kt
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
3,355
What the numbers show
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 104 countries. The highest value is 458,417 kt in Brazil; the lowest is 0 kt in Martinique.
The median across all reporting countries is 37.33 kt, and the mean is 14,112 kt.
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 — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 458,417 kt | 2024 | up 385.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 232,232 kt | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 200,244 kt | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 4 | Angola | 153,656 kt | 2024 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 5 | Myanmar | 86,991 kt | 2024 | down 40.9% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 53,502 kt | 2024 | down 40.7% | flat |
| 7 | Nepal | 28,196 kt | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 27,260 kt | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 9 | South Sudan, Republic of | 24,768 kt | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan (former) | 23,979 kt | 2011 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 19,757 kt | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 16,154 kt | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 13 | OECD | 15,646 kt | 2024 | up 255.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 15,283 kt | 2024 | up 863.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo, Republic of | 14,396 kt | 2024 | up 629.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Honduras | 9,370 kt | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 9,336 kt | 2024 | up 3,688.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 9,145 kt | 2024 | up 694.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 7,898 kt | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Chad | 7,176 kt | 2024 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 5,311 kt | 2023 | up 261.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 5,306 kt | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 4,861 kt | 2024 | up 1,558.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Paraguay | 4,730 kt | 2024 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Mayotte | 9.33 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar, Republic of | 4,538 kt | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 3,210 kt | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Cook Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 26 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Niue | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 27 | Malawi | 3,135 kt | 2024 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 28 | Indonesia | 2,191 kt | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 2,178 kt | 2024 | up 478.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 2,057 kt | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Guyana | 2,033 kt | 2024 | up 1,551.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Liberia | 1,861 kt | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,621 kt | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 1,380 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 35 | Guinea | 1,151 kt | 2024 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 1,072 kt | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Suriname | 1,050 kt | 2024 | up 3,419.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 846.86 kt | 2024 | up 522.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 792.81 kt | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 658.36 kt | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 622.54 kt | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Cuba | 532.43 kt | 2024 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 444.02 kt | 2024 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 425.57 kt | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 412.39 kt | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 351.12 kt | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | 351.12 kt | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahamas, The | 272.92 kt | 2024 | up 67.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 223.82 kt | 2024 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 201.4 kt | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Panama | 50.37 kt | 2024 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Benin | 39.17 kt | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 53 | China (People’s Republic of) | 35.49 kt | 2024 | up 1,799.4% | volatile |
| 53 | China, mainland | 35.49 kt | 2024 | up 1,799.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Bhutan | 29.92 kt | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 22.39 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.39 kt | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 58 | French Guiana | 22.38 kt | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Comoros, Union of the | 18.66 kt | 2024 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 60 | South Africa | 14.96 kt | 2024 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Fiji, Republic of | 14.94 kt | 2024 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 13.05 kt | 2024 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 9.32 kt | 2024 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Sudan | 7.46 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 7.46 kt | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 3.74 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 3.74 kt | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Mali | 3.73 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Kenya | 3.73 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Burundi | 1.86 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | American Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2020 | — | flat |
| 71 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Dominica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | St. Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Palau, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Tonga | 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 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Martinique | 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 2.31 million kt
- Non-Annex I countries 2.31 million kt
- Africa 1.04 million kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.23 million kt
- South America 1.01 million kt
- Americas 1.06 million kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.03 million kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 681,196 kt
- Annex I countries 397.79 kt
- Asia 211,676 kt
- Northern America 11.22 kt
- United States of America 11.22 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.