Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 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
234
Highest
11.84 million ha
OECD
Lowest
0 ha
Naoero
Median
0 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 11.84 million ha in OECD; the lowest is 0 ha in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha, and the mean is 161,662 ha.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 18,050.8%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Open shrubland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 11.84 million ha | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 11.72 million ha | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 11.72 million ha | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 1.02 million ha | 2024 | up 711.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 924,078 ha | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 146,868 ha | 2024 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 93,236 ha | 2024 | up 1,037.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 63,138 ha | 2024 | up 7,848.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 50,420 ha | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Angola | 45,448 ha | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 11 | Namibia | 40,003 ha | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Canada | 37,062 ha | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 18,782 ha | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 18,458 ha | 2024 | up 477.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 17,426 ha | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Mozambique | 16,337 ha | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 11,256 ha | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Sudan | 10,480 ha | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 7,765 ha | 2024 | up 18,050.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7,358 ha | 2024 | up 240.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 5,386 ha | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Zambia | 4,748 ha | 2024 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 2,809 ha | 2024 | up 2,520.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 2,427 ha | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 2,182 ha | 2024 | up 1,940.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Kenya | 2,094 ha | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Türkiye | 1,976 ha | 2024 | up 338.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 1,476 ha | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Eswatini | 1,221 ha | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan (former) | 1,198 ha | 2011 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 1,181 ha | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 32 | India | 1,156 ha | 2024 | up 500.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Somalia | 940.38 ha | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 513.21 ha | 2024 | up 380.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Lesotho | 300.17 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 279.33 ha | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Chile | 279.08 ha | 2024 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 171.81 ha | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 85.57 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Jordan | 64.36 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Niger | 64.18 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 42 | Yemen | 64.17 ha | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Egypt | 21.43 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 21.39 ha | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 21.39 ha | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Nigeria | 21.38 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Aruba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Albania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Andorra | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Austria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Burundi | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Belgium | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bahrain | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Bahamas | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Belize | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bermuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Barbados | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Bhutan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Switzerland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | China | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Cameroon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Congo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Cuba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Cayman Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Germany | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Dominica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Algeria | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Eritrea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | France | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Faroe Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Gabon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Ghana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Greece | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Greenland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Guyana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Honduras | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Indonesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Isle of Man | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Iceland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Italy | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Japan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Cambodia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Kiribati | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Kuwait | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Liberia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Morocco | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Maldives | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Marshall Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Myanmar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Montenegro | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Mongolia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Malaysia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | New Caledonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 0 ha | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Nepal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | New Zealand | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Oman | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Panama | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Philippines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Palau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Portugal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Paraguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Palestine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Qatar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Romania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Singapore | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | El Salvador | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Serbia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | South Sudan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Suriname | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Slovakia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Slovenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Seychelles | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Chad | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Togo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Tonga | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Tuvalu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Uganda | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Ukraine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | British Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | French Guiana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Guadeloupe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Martinique | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Mayotte | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Western Sahara | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Anguilla | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Cook Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Niue | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Tokelau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Micronesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 ha | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Norfolk Island | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Cabo Verde | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Pitcairn | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Melanesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Caribbean | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 ha | 1999 | — | flat |
| 47 | China, mainland | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | China, Macao SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 ha | 2010 | — | flat |
| 47 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Naoero | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 14.49 million ha
- Annex I countries 12.84 million ha
- Oceania 11.72 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 1.66 million ha
- Africa 1.25 million ha
- Southern Africa 1.12 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.10 million ha
- Europe 1.02 million ha
- Eastern Europe 1.02 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 965,567 ha
- Asia 330,668 ha
- Americas 178,094 ha
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.