Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC 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.
What the numbers show
Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC is currently reported for 25 countries. The highest value is 517.53 million ha in New Zealand; the lowest is 0.027 ha in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,385 ha, and the mean is 20.71 million ha.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 16,644.2%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 79.9%).
Other forest — Burned Area — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 517.53 million ha | 2020 | up 254.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Canada | 85,076 ha | 2020 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 3 | Spain | 75,365 ha | 2020 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Portugal | 37,165 ha | 2020 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 27,661 ha | 2020 | up 323.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 18,603 ha | 2020 | up 416.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Croatia | 12,468 ha | 2020 | up 1,666.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 7,799 ha | 2020 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 5,258 ha | 2020 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Romania | 5,152 ha | 2020 | up 2,401.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | 4,876 ha | 2020 | up 129.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Finland | 3,039 ha | 2020 | up 294.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Greece | 1,385 ha | 2020 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Sweden | 1,164 ha | 2020 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Germany | 367.66 ha | 2020 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Norway | 363 ha | 2020 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Ireland | 300 ha | 2020 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Belgium | 144 ha | 2011 | up 16,644.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Cyprus | 133 ha | 2020 | down 52.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Estonia | 85.49 ha | 2020 | up 313.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovenia | 73.38 ha | 2020 | up 41.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 66 ha | 2020 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Lithuania | 64.23 ha | 2020 | up 198.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 37.8 ha | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Denmark | 0.027 ha | 2019 | up 350.0% | volatile |
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.