Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — 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 — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 592.61 kt in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0047 kt in Denmark.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4249 kt, and the mean is 18.38 kt.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Belgium (up 15,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 80.4%).
Other forest — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 592.61 kt | 2020 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 2 | France | 24.45 kt | 2020 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 3 | Canada | 9.96 kt | 2020 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 4 | Italy | 5.8 kt | 2020 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Spain | 5.05 kt | 2020 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Türkiye | 4.35 kt | 2020 | up 369.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Ukraine | 3.9 kt | 2020 | up 268.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Portugal | 3.3 kt | 2020 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 9 | New Zealand | 2.37 kt | 2020 | up 251.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 1.62 kt | 2020 | up 315.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Czechia | 1.19 kt | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 12 | Croatia | 1.16 kt | 2020 | up 1,666.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Belarus | 0.9674 kt | 2020 | up 348.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Slovakia | 0.8857 kt | 2020 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 0.7322 kt | 2020 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.5272 kt | 2020 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 0.4893 kt | 2020 | down 19.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Latvia | 0.4597 kt | 2020 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Hungary | 0.3901 kt | 2020 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 20 | Greece | 0.3327 kt | 2020 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Romania | 0.3183 kt | 2020 | up 2,329.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Ireland | 0.2803 kt | 2020 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 0.1042 kt | 2020 | down 46.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Finland | 0.0973 kt | 2020 | up 350.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Switzerland | 0.0757 kt | 2020 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 0.0726 kt | 2020 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Sweden | 0.0623 kt | 2020 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Belgium | 0.0316 kt | 2011 | up 15,700.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 0.0258 kt | 2020 | down 42.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Slovenia | 0.0215 kt | 2020 | up 55.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.0193 kt | 2020 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 32 | Norway | 0.0097 kt | 2020 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Estonia | 0.0061 kt | 2020 | up 177.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Lithuania | 0.0061 kt | 2020 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Austria | 0.0061 kt | 2020 | up 32.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Denmark | 0.0047 kt | 2019 | up 370.0% | 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.