Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in World
World: Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 739.49 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in World, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World is 739.49 kt, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.3% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World peaked at 2,783 kt in 1998 and was at its lowest, 695.45 kt, in 2022.
That places World 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,617 kt | 1,215 kt | 2,783 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,031 kt | 726.43 kt | 1,809 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,064 kt | 935.98 kt | 1,273 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 876.44 kt | 695.45 kt | 1,039 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 Mozambique 191.46 kt compare
- 2 OECD 170 kt compare
- 3 Russian Federation 70.54 kt compare
- 4 Canada 70.11 kt compare
More climate change data for World
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 8.22 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.4% (2025)
- Urban population 4.75 billion (2025)
- Urban population 57.8% (2025)
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 313,534 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 4.14 million 1000 ha (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -3.60 million kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 9,647 1000 ha (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 2.81 million kt (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World?
- Other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in World was 739.49 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 2,783 kt in 1998.
- What is the lowest other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 695.45 kt in 2022.
- How does World rank for other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
- World ranks 1st out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.