Other forest — Emissions (CH4) 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
160
Highest
191.46 kt
Mozambique
Lowest
0 kt
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
0.02 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,329
What the numbers show
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 191.46 kt in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 kt in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.02 kt, and the mean is 5.62 kt.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 10,372.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Other forest — Emissions (CH4): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 191.46 kt | 2024 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 170 kt | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 70.54 kt | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 70.11 kt | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 44.3 kt | 2024 | up 1,948.0% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 39.24 kt | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 34 kt | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 31.61 kt | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 24.06 kt | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Cambodia | 18.35 kt | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 16.19 kt | 2024 | down 67.0% | rising |
| 12 | Thailand | 15.78 kt | 2024 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 14.45 kt | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Paraguay | 14.37 kt | 2024 | up 1,329.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 14.21 kt | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 14.18 kt | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 14.11 kt | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 10.93 kt | 2024 | up 1,451.3% | volatile |
| 19 | China | 9.86 kt | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 19 | China, mainland | 9.86 kt | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Angola | 9.77 kt | 2024 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 7.92 kt | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Madagascar | 7.47 kt | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 5.75 kt | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Nepal | 4.63 kt | 2024 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.18 kt | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Portugal | 3.61 kt | 2024 | up 4,738.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 3.44 kt | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | 2.73 kt | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 2.57 kt | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 1.98 kt | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 1.74 kt | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 1.39 kt | 2024 | up 368.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 1.31 kt | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.22 kt | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Guatemala | 0.9968 kt | 2024 | up 2,995.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 0.8945 kt | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Honduras | 0.8901 kt | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 0.8849 kt | 2024 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 0.7927 kt | 2024 | up 680.2% | volatile |
| 41 | South Sudan | 0.6269 kt | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 0.4881 kt | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Caribbean | 0.484 kt | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Eswatini | 0.4148 kt | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Türkiye | 0.3188 kt | 2024 | up 1,063.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Romania | 0.3117 kt | 2024 | up 594.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Pakistan | 0.301 kt | 2024 | up 3,913.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 0.2998 kt | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Cuba | 0.2978 kt | 2024 | up 1,396.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 0.2618 kt | 2024 | up 10,372.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Japan | 0.2214 kt | 2024 | down 69.3% | flat |
| 52 | Cameroon | 0.2156 kt | 2024 | up 67.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Bhutan | 0.1838 kt | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Chad | 0.1834 kt | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 0.1819 kt | 2024 | up 945.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 0.1735 kt | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Sudan (former) | 0.1412 kt | 2011 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1338 kt | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Melanesia | 0.1338 kt | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahamas | 0.1291 kt | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Sudan | 0.1066 kt | 2024 | up 258.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 0.0972 kt | 2024 | up 254.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Austria | 0.0873 kt | 2024 | up 150.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Georgia | 0.0872 kt | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 0.0772 kt | 2024 | up 121.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 0.0768 kt | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Spain | 0.0748 kt | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 68 | New Zealand | 0.0747 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0644 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 0.0546 kt | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Mongolia | 0.0467 kt | 2024 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0424 kt | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Belarus | 0.0375 kt | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Italy | 0.0349 kt | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Guyana | 0.0347 kt | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Malaysia | 0.0347 kt | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 0.0322 kt | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Botswana | 0.0273 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | 0.0273 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Hungary | 0.02 kt | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 0.0199 kt | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 0.0198 kt | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Croatia | 0.0175 kt | 2024 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Congo | 0.0124 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Kenya | 0.0124 kt | 2024 | up 148.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Albania | 0.01 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Czechia | 0.01 kt | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Algeria | 0.01 kt | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Montenegro | 0.01 kt | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Nigeria | 0.0074 kt | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.0053 kt | 1999 | up 178.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 0.005 kt | 2024 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Burundi | 0.005 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Guinea | 0.005 kt | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Uruguay | 0.005 kt | 2024 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.005 kt | 2005 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Switzerland | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 97 | France | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Morocco | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Slovakia | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Slovenia | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 97 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Armenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Benin | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Cyprus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Egypt | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Eritrea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Gabon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Ghana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Gambia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Iraq | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Israel | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Liberia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Lesotho | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Mali | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Namibia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Panama | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Poland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Rwanda | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Senegal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Somalia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Togo | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Uzbekistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Republic of Moldova | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 105 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Réunion | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 739.49 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 540.65 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 378.05 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 372.32 kt
- Africa 301.96 kt
- Eastern Africa 264.77 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 258.04 kt
- Annex I countries 198.84 kt
- Americas 188.53 kt
- Asia 155.8 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 118.89 kt
- Northern America 105.74 kt
- South-eastern Asia 99.68 kt
- Europe 78.88 kt
- Eastern Europe 74.46 kt
- Central America 46.44 kt
- Southern Asia 44.36 kt
- South America 35.87 kt
- United States of America 35.63 kt
- Middle Africa 28.65 kt
- Oceania 14.32 kt
- Eastern Asia 11.35 kt
- Southern Africa 8.36 kt
- European Union (27) 4.35 kt
- Southern Europe 4.33 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 0.6723 kt
- Western Asia 0.411 kt
- Northern Africa 0.1389 kt
- Western Europe 0.0923 kt
- Western Africa 0.0421 kt
- Central Asia 0 kt
- Northern Europe 0 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.