Other forest — Burned Area 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
163
Highest
1.65 million ha
Mozambique
Lowest
0 ha
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
171.01 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,294
What the numbers show
Other forest — Burned Area is currently reported for 163 countries. The highest value is 1.65 million ha in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 ha in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 171.01 ha, and the mean is 49,696 ha.
Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 10,397.9%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Moldova (down 100.0%).
Other forest — Burned Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 1.65 million ha | 2024 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 1.59 million ha | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 723,318 ha | 2024 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 717,855 ha | 2024 | up 386.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 207,566 ha | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 382,151 ha | 2024 | up 1,948.0% | rising |
| 5 | United Republic of Tanzania | 139,693 ha | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 338,533 ha | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 94,282 ha | 2024 | up 1,451.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 293,283 ha | 2024 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 49,582 ha | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Zambia | 272,726 ha | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 36,098 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 9 | Cambodia | 158,270 ha | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 9 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 22,209 ha | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Thailand | 136,117 ha | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10,553 ha | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 124,638 ha | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 123,991 ha | 2024 | up 1,329.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 2,750 ha | 2024 | up 1,063.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 122,592 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 13 | Melanesia | 1,154 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 122,337 ha | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 171.01 ha | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia | 121,693 ha | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 15 | Republic of Moldova | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 16 | China | 85,294 ha | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 16 | China, mainland | 85,294 ha | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 18 | Angola | 84,318 ha | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 68,340 ha | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Madagascar | 64,408 ha | 2024 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 39,978 ha | 2024 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | 31,181 ha | 2024 | up 4,735.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 29,708 ha | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Caribbean | 4,175 ha | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 23,564 ha | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 17,119 ha | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 14,980 ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 12,023 ha | 2024 | up 368.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 11,277 ha | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.37 ha | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Guatemala | 8,599 ha | 2024 | up 2,992.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Peru | 7,717 ha | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Honduras | 7,679 ha | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 7,634 ha | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 6,839 ha | 2024 | up 680.5% | volatile |
| 34 | South Sudan | 5,408 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 4,210 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Eswatini | 3,578 ha | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 2,689 ha | 2024 | up 594.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Pakistan | 2,596 ha | 2024 | up 3,932.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Indonesia | 2,586 ha | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 2,569 ha | 2024 | up 1,400.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia | 2,258 ha | 2024 | up 10,397.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Japan | 1,910 ha | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Cameroon | 1,859 ha | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Bhutan | 1,586 ha | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Chad | 1,582 ha | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 1,569 ha | 2024 | up 942.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 1,497 ha | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Sudan (former) | 1,218 ha | 2011 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 1,154 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahamas | 1,114 ha | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Sudan | 919.28 ha | 2024 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 838.48 ha | 2024 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Austria | 753.35 ha | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Georgia | 752.58 ha | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 665.99 ha | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Uganda | 662.48 ha | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Spain | 644.98 ha | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 644.4 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 555.65 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Mongolia | 495.5 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Dominican Republic | 470.8 ha | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 365.67 ha | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Belarus | 323.29 ha | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Italy | 300.86 ha | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Guyana | 299.22 ha | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Malaysia | 299.2 ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 278 ha | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Botswana | 235.4 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 235.15 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 172.2 ha | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Tunisia | 171.79 ha | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 150.55 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Congo | 106.86 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 106.85 ha | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Czechia | 86.14 ha | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Montenegro | 86 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Albania | 85.97 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Algeria | 85.89 ha | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Nigeria | 64.12 ha | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Serbia and Montenegro | 43.02 ha | 2005 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 42.99 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Uruguay | 42.9 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Guinea | 42.75 ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Burundi | 42.74 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 22.57 ha | 1999 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 86 | Slovakia | 21.53 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Switzerland | 21.52 ha | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovenia | 21.52 ha | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 89 | France | 21.5 ha | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Morocco | 21.47 ha | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 91 | United States Virgin Islands | 21.4 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | El Salvador | 21.38 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Belgium | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Comoros | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Germany | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Egypt | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Eritrea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Gabon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Ghana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Isle of Man | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Liberia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Lesotho | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Mali | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Namibia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Panama | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Poland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Senegal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Somalia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Togo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | British Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Réunion | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 6.61 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.21 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 4.66 million ha
- Asia 1.34 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.26 million ha
- Middle Africa 247,112 ha
- Africa 2.60 million ha
- Eastern Africa 2.28 million ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.23 million ha
- Annex I countries 1.95 million ha
- Americas 1.75 million ha
- Northern America 1.03 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.03 million ha
- South-Eastern Asia 859,898 ha
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 5,800 ha
- Europe 795,283 ha
- Eastern Europe 757,157 ha
- Central America 400,609 ha
- Southern Asia 382,693 ha
- United States of America 314,263 ha
- South America 309,411 ha
- Oceania 123,491 ha
- Eastern Asia 98,253 ha
- Southern Africa 72,154 ha
- European Union (27) 37,547 ha
- Southern Europe 37,330 ha
- Western Asia 3,546 ha
- Northern Africa 1,198 ha
- Western Europe 796.38 ha
- Western Africa 363.4 ha
- Central Asia 0 ha
- Northern Europe 0 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.