Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) 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
59.68 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 (N2O) is currently reported for 218 countries. The highest value is 59.68 kt in Brazil; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 kt, and the mean is 0.8765 kt.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 3,686.6%), 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 | 59.68 kt | 2024 | up 385.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 30.23 kt | 2024 | down 17.8% | rising |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 26.07 kt | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 4 | Angola | 20 kt | 2024 | down 32.4% | rising |
| 5 | Myanmar | 11.33 kt | 2024 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 6 | Mozambique | 6.97 kt | 2024 | down 40.7% | rising |
| 7 | Nepal | 3.67 kt | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 3.55 kt | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 9 | South Sudan | 3.22 kt | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan (former) | 3.12 kt | 2011 | up 31.6% | flat |
| 11 | Thailand | 2.57 kt | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 2.1 kt | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 13 | OECD | 2.04 kt | 2024 | up 255.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.99 kt | 2024 | up 864.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo | 1.87 kt | 2024 | up 629.6% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 1.22 kt | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 1.22 kt | 2024 | up 3,686.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Peru | 1.19 kt | 2024 | up 694.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Cameroon | 1.03 kt | 2024 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 20 | Chad | 0.9343 kt | 2024 | down 54.9% | rising |
| 21 | Nicaragua | 0.6915 kt | 2023 | up 261.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 0.6908 kt | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Belize | 0.6329 kt | 2024 | up 1,556.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Paraguay | 0.6158 kt | 2024 | up 153.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Mayotte | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Madagascar | 0.5908 kt | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 0.4179 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 | 0.4081 kt | 2024 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Indonesia | 0.2853 kt | 2024 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Gabon | 0.2836 kt | 2024 | up 478.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Colombia | 0.2678 kt | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Guyana | 0.2647 kt | 2024 | up 1,554.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Liberia | 0.2424 kt | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.2111 kt | 2024 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 0.1797 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | rising |
| 35 | Guinea | 0.1499 kt | 2024 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 36 | Malaysia | 0.1396 kt | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Suriname | 0.1367 kt | 2024 | up 3,405.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 0.1103 kt | 2024 | up 523.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 0.1032 kt | 2024 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0857 kt | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Argentina | 0.081 kt | 2024 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Cuba | 0.0693 kt | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Costa Rica | 0.0578 kt | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Philippines | 0.0554 kt | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 0.0537 kt | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia | 0.0457 kt | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Australia and New Zealand | 0.0457 kt | 2024 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Bahamas | 0.0355 kt | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Togo | 0.0291 kt | 2024 | up 493.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Uganda | 0.0262 kt | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Panama | 0.0066 kt | 2024 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Benin | 0.0051 kt | 2024 | down 61.1% | volatile |
| 53 | China | 0.0046 kt | 2024 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 53 | China, mainland | 0.0046 kt | 2024 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Bhutan | 0.0039 kt | 2024 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 56 | El Salvador | 0.0029 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0029 kt | 2024 | up 1,350.0% | volatile |
| 56 | French Guiana | 0.0029 kt | 2024 | up 190.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Comoros | 0.0024 kt | 2024 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Fiji | 0.0019 kt | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 60 | South Africa | 0.0019 kt | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0017 kt | 2024 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Ecuador | 0.001 kt | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Sudan | 0.001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Kenya | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Mali | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 66 | New Caledonia | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Burundi | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Aruba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Albania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Andorra | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Armenia | 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 | 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 | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Belarus | 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 | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Eritrea | 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 | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Greece | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Croatia | 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 | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Saint 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 | Saint Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Lesotho | 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 | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | North Macedonia | 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 | 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 | 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, State of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 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 | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Sao Tome and Principe | 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 | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 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 | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Saint 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 | 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 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 kt | 2005 | — | flat |
| 71 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 71 | Pitcairn | 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 301.09 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 301.04 kt
- Africa 135.87 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 160.06 kt
- South America 131.81 kt
- Americas 137.53 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 134.7 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 88.69 kt
- Eastern Africa 44.76 kt
- Annex I countries 0.0518 kt
- Northern America 0.0015 kt
- United States of America 0.0015 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.