Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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
150
Highest
83.24 million t
Mozambique
Lowest
0 t
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
8,103 t
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,294
What the numbers show
Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) is currently reported for 150 countries. The highest value is 83.24 million t in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 t in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 8,103 t, and the mean is 2.44 million t.
Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 58 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 10,397.9%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Other forest — Burning crop residues: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 83.24 million t | 2024 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 73.91 million t | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 30.67 million t | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 30.48 million t | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 19.26 million t | 2024 | up 1,948.0% | rising |
| 6 | India | 17.06 million t | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 14.78 million t | 2024 | down 35.7% | flat |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 2.50 million t | 2024 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 13.75 million t | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.82 million t | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 9 | Cambodia | 7.98 million t | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 10 | Thailand | 6.86 million t | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 6.28 million t | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 6.25 million t | 2024 | up 1,329.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | 138,606 t | 2024 | up 1,063.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Central African Republic | 6.18 million t | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 14 | Australia and New Zealand | 6.17 million t | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Timor-Leste | 8,619 t | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia | 6.13 million t | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 16 | China | 4.29 million t | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 16 | China, mainland | 4.29 million t | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 18 | Angola | 4.25 million t | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 19 | South Africa | 3.44 million t | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Madagascar | 3.25 million t | 2024 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 2.01 million t | 2024 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | 1.57 million t | 2024 | up 4,735.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Ukraine | 1.50 million t | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 1.19 million t | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 862,778 t | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Argentina | 754,964 t | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Philippines | 605,964 t | 2024 | up 368.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Chile | 568,364 t | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Guatemala | 433,390 t | 2024 | up 2,992.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Peru | 388,928 t | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Honduras | 387,009 t | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 32 | Malawi | 384,739 t | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Ecuador | 344,671 t | 2024 | up 680.5% | volatile |
| 34 | South Sudan | 272,555 t | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 35 | Colombia | 212,201 t | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Eswatini | 180,344 t | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 135,536 t | 2024 | up 594.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Pakistan | 130,862 t | 2024 | up 3,932.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Indonesia | 130,354 t | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 129,492 t | 2024 | up 1,400.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia | 113,821 t | 2024 | up 10,397.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Japan | 96,257 t | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Cameroon | 93,718 t | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Bhutan | 79,926 t | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Chad | 79,729 t | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 79,092 t | 2024 | up 942.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 75,425 t | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Sudan (former) | 61,399 t | 2011 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Papua New Guinea | 58,172 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahamas | 56,133 t | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Sudan | 46,332 t | 2024 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 42,259 t | 2024 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Austria | 37,969 t | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Georgia | 37,930 t | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Greece | 33,566 t | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Uganda | 33,389 t | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Spain | 32,507 t | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 58 | New Zealand | 32,478 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Equatorial Guinea | 28,005 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 23,728 t | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Mongolia | 20,316 t | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18,430 t | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Belarus | 16,294 t | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Italy | 15,164 t | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Guyana | 15,080 t | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Malaysia | 15,080 t | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 14,011 t | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Botswana | 11,864 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Sierra Leone | 11,852 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Hungary | 8,679 t | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Tunisia | 8,658 t | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Croatia | 7,588 t | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Congo | 5,386 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 5,385 t | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Czechia | 4,342 t | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Montenegro | 4,334 t | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Albania | 4,333 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Algeria | 4,329 t | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Nigeria | 3,232 t | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2,168 t | 2005 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Azerbaijan | 2,167 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Uruguay | 2,162 t | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Guinea | 2,155 t | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Burundi | 2,154 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 1,137 t | 1999 | up 83.5% | rising |
| 86 | Slovakia | 1,085 t | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Switzerland | 1,085 t | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovenia | 1,085 t | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 89 | France | 1,084 t | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Morocco | 1,082 t | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 91 | United States Virgin Islands | 1,078 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | El Salvador | 1,078 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Afghanistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Armenia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Belgium | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Benin | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Burkina Faso | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Cyprus | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Germany | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Djibouti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Denmark | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Egypt | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Eritrea | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Estonia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Finland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Gabon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Ghana | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Gibraltar | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Gambia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Haiti | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Isle of Man | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Iraq | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Israel | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Jamaica | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Kazakhstan | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Lebanon | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Liberia | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Lesotho | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Lithuania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Mali | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritania | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritius | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Namibia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Niger | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Norway | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Panama | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Poland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Rwanda | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Senegal | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Somalia | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Sweden | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Togo | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Tajikistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Turkmenistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Uzbekistan | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Republic of Korea | 0 t | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Réunion | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 321.52 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 161.88 million t
- Non-Annex I countries 235.06 million t
- Asia 67.74 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 164.37 million t
- Middle Africa 12.45 million t
- Africa 131.29 million t
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 10.46 million t
- Eastern Africa 115.12 million t
- United Republic of Tanzania 7.04 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 112.19 million t
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 4.75 million t
- Annex I countries 86.45 million t
- Americas 81.97 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 51.69 million t
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 1.12 million t
- Northern America 45.97 million t
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 531,886 t
- South-Eastern Asia 43.34 million t
- Small island developing states (SIDS) 292,304 t
- Europe 34.30 million t
- Eastern Europe 32.38 million t
- Melanesia 58,172 t
- Central America 20.19 million t
- Southern Asia 19.29 million t
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 t
- Republic of Moldova 0 t
- Syrian Arab Republic 0 t
- South America 15.59 million t
- United States of America 15.49 million t
- Oceania 6.22 million t
- Eastern Asia 4.93 million t
- Southern Africa 3.64 million t
- European Union (27) 1.89 million t
- Southern Europe 1.88 million t
- Caribbean 210,432 t
- Western Asia 178,702 t
- Northern Africa 60,401 t
- Western Europe 40,138 t
- Western Africa 18,315 t
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.