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
236
Highest
1.65 million ha
Mozambique
Lowest
0 ha
Naoero
Median
0 ha
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,294
What the numbers show
Other forest — Burned Area is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 1.65 million ha in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 ha in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 ha, and the mean is 33,497 ha.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 10,397.9%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (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 |
| 5 | Mexico | 382,151 ha | 2024 | up 1,948.0% | rising |
| 6 | India | 338,533 ha | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 293,283 ha | 2024 | down 35.7% | rising |
| 8 | Zambia | 272,726 ha | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 207,566 ha | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Cambodia | 158,270 ha | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 139,693 ha | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 136,117 ha | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 124,638 ha | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 14 | Paraguay | 123,991 ha | 2024 | up 1,329.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia and New Zealand | 122,337 ha | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 121,693 ha | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 94,282 ha | 2024 | up 1,451.3% | volatile |
| 18 | China | 85,294 ha | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 18 | China, mainland | 85,294 ha | 2024 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 84,318 ha | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 64,408 ha | 2024 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 49,582 ha | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 39,978 ha | 2024 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 36,098 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 31,181 ha | 2024 | up 4,735.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 29,708 ha | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 23,564 ha | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 22,209 ha | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 17,119 ha | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 14,980 ha | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 12,023 ha | 2024 | up 368.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Chile | 11,277 ha | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 10,553 ha | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Réunion | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 8,599 ha | 2024 | up 2,992.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Peru | 7,717 ha | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Honduras | 7,679 ha | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 7,634 ha | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Ecuador | 6,839 ha | 2024 | up 680.5% | volatile |
| 39 | South Sudan | 5,408 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 4,210 ha | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Eswatini | 3,578 ha | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Türkiye | 2,750 ha | 2024 | up 1,063.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 2,689 ha | 2024 | up 594.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Pakistan | 2,596 ha | 2024 | up 3,932.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Indonesia | 2,586 ha | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Cuba | 2,569 ha | 2024 | up 1,400.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Serbia | 2,258 ha | 2024 | up 10,397.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Japan | 1,910 ha | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Cameroon | 1,859 ha | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Bhutan | 1,586 ha | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Chad | 1,582 ha | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 1,569 ha | 2024 | up 942.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 1,497 ha | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Sudan (former) | 1,218 ha | 2011 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 1,154 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Melanesia | 1,154 ha | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Bahamas | 1,114 ha | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Sudan | 919.28 ha | 2024 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 838.48 ha | 2024 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Austria | 753.35 ha | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Georgia | 752.58 ha | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Greece | 665.99 ha | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Uganda | 662.48 ha | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Spain | 644.98 ha | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 66 | New Zealand | 644.4 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 555.65 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Mongolia | 495.5 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 470.8 ha | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 365.67 ha | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 323.29 ha | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Italy | 300.86 ha | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Guyana | 299.22 ha | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Malaysia | 299.2 ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 278 ha | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Botswana | 235.4 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 235.15 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Hungary | 172.2 ha | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Tunisia | 171.79 ha | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Timor-Leste | 171.01 ha | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Croatia | 150.55 ha | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Congo | 106.86 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Kenya | 106.85 ha | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Czechia | 86.14 ha | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 86 ha | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Albania | 85.97 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Algeria | 85.89 ha | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Nigeria | 64.12 ha | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Serbia and Montenegro | 43.02 ha | 2005 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Azerbaijan | 42.99 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Uruguay | 42.9 ha | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Guinea | 42.75 ha | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Burundi | 42.74 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 22.57 ha | 1999 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 95 | Slovakia | 21.53 ha | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Switzerland | 21.52 ha | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Slovenia | 21.52 ha | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 98 | France | 21.5 ha | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Morocco | 21.47 ha | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 100 | United States Virgin Islands | 21.4 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | El Salvador | 21.38 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Côte d'Ivoire | 21.37 ha | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Aruba | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Andorra | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Armenia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Belgium | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Bahrain | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Belize | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Bermuda | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Barbados | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Channel Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Comoros | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Cayman Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Cyprus | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Germany | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Djibouti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Dominica | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Denmark | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Egypt | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Eritrea | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Estonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Fiji | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Faroe Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Gabon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Ghana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Gibraltar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Gambia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Grenada | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Greenland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Guam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Haiti | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Isle of Man | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Iceland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Israel | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Jamaica | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Jordan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Kiribati | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Kuwait | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Lebanon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Liberia | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Libya | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Liechtenstein | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Lesotho | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Lithuania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Luxembourg | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Latvia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Maldives | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Marshall Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Mali | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Mauritania | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritius | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Niger | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Norway | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Panama | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Palau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Poland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Puerto Rico | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Palestine | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | French Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Qatar | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Rwanda | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Senegal | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Singapore | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Somalia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Suriname | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Sweden | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Seychelles | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Togo | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Tonga | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Tuvalu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | British Virgin Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Samoa | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Yemen | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | French Guiana | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Guadeloupe | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Martinique | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Mayotte | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Western Sahara | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Anguilla | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Cook Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Montserrat | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Niue | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Tokelau | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Micronesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Norfolk Island | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Cabo Verde | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Pitcairn | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Polynesia | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Republic of Korea | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Republic of Moldova | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | China, Macao SAR | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 ha | 2010 | — | flat |
| 103 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | 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 6.61 million ha
- Non-Annex I countries 4.66 million ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 3.26 million ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3.21 million 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
- Asia 1.34 million ha
- Northern America 1.03 million ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.03 million 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.