Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — 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
35.55 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 (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 35.55 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 kt, and the mean is 0.4855 kt.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 23,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Open shrubland — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 35.55 kt | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia | 35.19 kt | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 35.19 kt | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 3.06 kt | 2024 | up 711.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Botswana | 2.77 kt | 2024 | up 116.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.441 kt | 2024 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Iraq | 0.28 kt | 2024 | up 1,038.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.1896 kt | 2024 | up 7,800.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 0.1514 kt | 2024 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Angola | 0.1365 kt | 2024 | down 36.9% | falling |
| 11 | Namibia | 0.1201 kt | 2024 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Canada | 0.1113 kt | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Mexico | 0.0564 kt | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 0.0554 kt | 2024 | up 477.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Madagascar | 0.0523 kt | 2024 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Mozambique | 0.0491 kt | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | 0.0338 kt | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Sudan | 0.0315 kt | 2024 | up 129.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Mali | 0.0233 kt | 2024 | up 23,200.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.0221 kt | 2024 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 0.0162 kt | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Zambia | 0.0143 kt | 2024 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0084 kt | 2024 | up 2,700.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Turkmenistan | 0.0073 kt | 2024 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 0.0066 kt | 2024 | up 2,100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Kenya | 0.0063 kt | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Türkiye | 0.0059 kt | 2024 | up 321.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Brazil | 0.0044 kt | 2024 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Eswatini | 0.0037 kt | 2024 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Sudan (former) | 0.0036 kt | 2011 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 0.0035 kt | 2024 | down 76.7% | volatile |
| 31 | India | 0.0035 kt | 2024 | up 483.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Somalia | 0.0028 kt | 2024 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Malawi | 0.0015 kt | 2024 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Lesotho | 0.0009 kt | 2024 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 0.0008 kt | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Chile | 0.0008 kt | 2024 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Uzbekistan | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Mauritania | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Jordan | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Niger | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 40 | Yemen | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Egypt | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Nigeria | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Senegal | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 75.0% | 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 0 kt | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Nepal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | New Zealand | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | flat |
| 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 | — | 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 43.52 kt
- Annex I countries 38.55 kt
- Oceania 35.19 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 4.97 kt
- Africa 3.75 kt
- Southern Africa 3.38 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.3 kt
- Europe 3.06 kt
- Eastern Europe 3.06 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.9 kt
- Asia 0.993 kt
- Americas 0.5348 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.