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
95
Highest
59.68 kt
Brazil
Lowest
0 kt
Montserrat
Median
0.0857 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 95 countries. The highest value is 59.68 kt in Brazil; the lowest is 0 kt in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0857 kt, and the mean is 3.23 kt.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (up 3,886.5%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 100.0%).
Humid tropical forest — Emissions (N2O): 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 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 66.22 kt | 2024 | up 3,886.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Central African Republic | 26.07 kt | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 39.3 kt | 2024 | down 26.7% | 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 |
| 6 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3.34 kt | 2024 | up 1,292.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Nepal | 3.67 kt | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 3.13 kt | 2024 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Cambodia | 3.55 kt | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.11 kt | 2024 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 9 | South Sudan | 3.22 kt | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan (former) | 3.12 kt | 2011 | up 31.6% | flat |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 0.3188 kt | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 2.57 kt | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Melanesia | 0.0881 kt | 2024 | down 26.2% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 2.1 kt | 2024 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Timor-Leste | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | 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 |
| 15 | Caribbean | 0.1083 kt | 2024 | up 87.7% | rising |
| 16 | Honduras | 1.22 kt | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Guatemala | 1.22 kt | 2024 | up 3,686.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0129 kt | 2024 | down 50.8% | 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 |
| 25 | Madagascar | 0.5908 kt | 2024 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 26 | Bangladesh | 0.4179 kt | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 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 | Mayotte | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 0.001 kt | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Sudan | 0.001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Kenya | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Mali | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 67 | New Caledonia | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Gambia | 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 | 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 301.09 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 153.94 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 301.04 kt
- Middle Africa 89.49 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 160.06 kt
- Americas 137.53 kt
- Africa 135.87 kt
- Asia 27.56 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 134.7 kt
- South America 131.81 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 88.69 kt
- Eastern Africa 44.76 kt
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 1.44 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 21.36 kt
- Southern Asia 6.2 kt
- Central America 5.62 kt
- Western Africa 1.61 kt
- Oceania 0.1339 kt
- Annex I countries 0.0518 kt
- Eastern Asia 0.0046 kt
- Southern Africa 0.0019 kt
- Northern America 0.0015 kt
- United States of America 0.0015 kt
- Northern Africa 0.001 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.