Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — 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
389.32 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Naoero
Median
0 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,224
What the numbers show
Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 389.32 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 kt, and the mean is 5.32 kt.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 18,142.9%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 389.32 kt | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 385.38 kt | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 385.38 kt | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 33.5 kt | 2024 | up 711.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 30.39 kt | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 4.83 kt | 2024 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 3.07 kt | 2024 | up 1,037.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.08 kt | 2024 | up 7,856.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 1.66 kt | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Angola | 1.49 kt | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 11 | Namibia | 1.32 kt | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Canada | 1.22 kt | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 0.6178 kt | 2024 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 0.6071 kt | 2024 | up 477.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 0.5731 kt | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Mozambique | 0.5373 kt | 2024 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 0.3702 kt | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Sudan | 0.3447 kt | 2024 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 0.2554 kt | 2024 | up 18,142.9% | volatile |
| 20 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.242 kt | 2024 | up 240.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 0.1771 kt | 2024 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Zambia | 0.1562 kt | 2024 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0924 kt | 2024 | up 2,540.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 0.0798 kt | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 0.0718 kt | 2024 | up 1,951.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Kenya | 0.0689 kt | 2024 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Türkiye | 0.065 kt | 2024 | up 339.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 0.0485 kt | 2024 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Eswatini | 0.0402 kt | 2024 | down 68.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan (former) | 0.0394 kt | 2011 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 0.0388 kt | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 32 | India | 0.038 kt | 2024 | up 503.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Somalia | 0.0309 kt | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 0.0169 kt | 2024 | up 382.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Lesotho | 0.0099 kt | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 0.0092 kt | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Chile | 0.0092 kt | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 0.0057 kt | 2024 | down 85.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 0.0028 kt | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Jordan | 0.0021 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Niger | 0.0021 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Yemen | 0.0021 kt | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Egypt | 0.0007 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 0.0007 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Senegal | 0.0007 kt | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.0007 kt | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Aruba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Albania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Andorra | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Armenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Austria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Burundi | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Benin | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bangladesh | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bahrain | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Bahamas | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Belarus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Belize | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Barbados | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Bhutan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | China | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Cameroon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Congo | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Comoros | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Cuba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Cyprus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Czechia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Djibouti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Dominica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Dominican Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Algeria | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Ecuador | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Eritrea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Fiji | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | France | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Faroe Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Gabon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Ghana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Gambia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Greece | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guatemala | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Guyana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Honduras | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Croatia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Hungary | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Indonesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Iceland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Italy | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Japan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Cambodia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Kuwait | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Liberia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Morocco | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Maldives | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Marshall Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Malta | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Myanmar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Montenegro | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Mongolia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Malaysia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | New Caledonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Nepal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | New Zealand | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Oman | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Panama | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Philippines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Palau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Papua New Guinea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Portugal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Paraguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Palestine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Qatar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Romania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Rwanda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | El Salvador | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Serbia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | South Sudan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Suriname | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Slovakia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Slovenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Chad | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Togo | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Tonga | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Tunisia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Tuvalu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Uganda | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Ukraine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Uruguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | French Guiana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Mayotte | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Anguilla | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Cook Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Niue | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Tokelau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Micronesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 kt | 2005 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Timor-Leste | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Cabo Verde | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Pitcairn | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Melanesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Caribbean | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Republic of Moldova | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 kt | 1999 | — | flat |
| 47 | China, mainland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | China, Macao SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 kt | 2010 | — | flat |
| 47 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 47 | 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 476.68 kt
- Annex I countries 422.19 kt
- Oceania 385.38 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 54.49 kt
- Africa 41.03 kt
- Southern Africa 37 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 36.1 kt
- Europe 33.54 kt
- Eastern Europe 33.5 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 31.76 kt
- Asia 10.88 kt
- Americas 5.86 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.