Other forest — Emissions (CO2) 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
135
Highest
134,271 kt
Mozambique
Lowest
0 kt
Réunion
Median
52.39 kt
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
4,596
What the numbers show
Other forest — Emissions (CO2) is currently reported for 135 countries. The highest value is 134,271 kt in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 kt in Réunion.
The median across all reporting countries is 52.39 kt, and the mean is 4,668 kt.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 10,397.6%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Other forest — Emissions (CO2): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 134,271 kt | 2024 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 2 | OECD | 119,220 kt | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 49,472 kt | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 49,170 kt | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 31,067 kt | 2024 | up 1,948.0% | rising |
| 6 | India | 27,521 kt | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 23,842 kt | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 22,171 kt | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16,874 kt | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Cambodia | 12,867 kt | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 11,356 kt | 2024 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 12 | Thailand | 11,066 kt | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 10,132 kt | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 14 | Paraguay | 10,080 kt | 2024 | up 1,329.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 9,966 kt | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 16 | Australia and New Zealand | 9,945 kt | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 9,893 kt | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 7,665 kt | 2024 | up 1,451.3% | volatile |
| 19 | China | 6,912 kt | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 19 | China, mainland | 6,912 kt | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 21 | Angola | 6,855 kt | 2024 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 5,556 kt | 2024 | up 74.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Madagascar | 5,236 kt | 2024 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 24 | Viet Nam | 4,031 kt | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Nepal | 3,250 kt | 2024 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,935 kt | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 27 | Portugal | 2,535 kt | 2024 | up 4,735.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 2,415 kt | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Brazil | 1,916 kt | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,805 kt | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 1,392 kt | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Argentina | 1,218 kt | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 977.42 kt | 2024 | up 368.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Chile | 916.77 kt | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 35 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 857.93 kt | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Guatemala | 699.06 kt | 2024 | up 2,992.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Peru | 627.34 kt | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Honduras | 624.25 kt | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Malawi | 620.59 kt | 2024 | down 70.0% | falling |
| 40 | Ecuador | 555.96 kt | 2024 | up 680.5% | volatile |
| 41 | South Sudan | 439.63 kt | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 42 | Colombia | 342.28 kt | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Caribbean | 339.43 kt | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Eswatini | 290.89 kt | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Türkiye | 223.57 kt | 2024 | up 1,063.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Romania | 218.62 kt | 2024 | up 594.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Pakistan | 211.08 kt | 2024 | up 3,932.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Indonesia | 210.26 kt | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Cuba | 208.87 kt | 2024 | up 1,400.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 183.59 kt | 2024 | up 10,397.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Japan | 155.26 kt | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Cameroon | 151.17 kt | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Bhutan | 128.92 kt | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Chad | 128.6 kt | 2024 | down 65.3% | volatile |
| 55 | North Macedonia | 127.58 kt | 2024 | up 942.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Costa Rica | 121.66 kt | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Sudan (former) | 99.04 kt | 2011 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Papua New Guinea | 93.83 kt | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Melanesia | 93.83 kt | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahamas | 90.54 kt | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Sudan | 74.73 kt | 2024 | up 258.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 68.16 kt | 2024 | up 254.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Austria | 61.24 kt | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Georgia | 61.18 kt | 2024 | up 105.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Greece | 54.14 kt | 2024 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Uganda | 53.86 kt | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Spain | 52.43 kt | 2024 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 68 | New Zealand | 52.39 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Equatorial Guinea | 45.17 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 38.27 kt | 2024 | down 76.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Mongolia | 32.77 kt | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29.73 kt | 2024 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Belarus | 26.28 kt | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Italy | 24.46 kt | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Guyana | 24.32 kt | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Malaysia | 24.32 kt | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 22.6 kt | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Botswana | 19.14 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 19.12 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Hungary | 14 kt | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 13.97 kt | 2024 | down 82.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Timor-Leste | 13.9 kt | 2024 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Croatia | 12.24 kt | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Congo | 8.69 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Kenya | 8.69 kt | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Czechia | 7 kt | 2024 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Montenegro | 6.99 kt | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Albania | 6.99 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Algeria | 6.98 kt | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Nigeria | 5.21 kt | 2024 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3.5 kt | 2005 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Azerbaijan | 3.49 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Uruguay | 3.49 kt | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Guinea | 3.48 kt | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Burundi | 3.47 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Slovakia | 1.75 kt | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Switzerland | 1.75 kt | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 1.75 kt | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 99 | France | 1.75 kt | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Morocco | 1.75 kt | 2024 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 101 | United States Virgin Islands | 1.74 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | El Salvador | 1.74 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.74 kt | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Armenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Gabon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Ghana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Kazakhstan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Liberia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Lesotho | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Namibia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Panama | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Poland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Rwanda | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Senegal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Republic of Moldova | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Réunion | 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 518,608 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 379,158 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 265,128 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 261,113 kt
- Africa 211,767 kt
- Eastern Africa 185,685 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 180,962 kt
- Annex I countries 139,450 kt
- Americas 132,217 kt
- Asia 109,263 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 83,379 kt
- Northern America 74,156 kt
- South-eastern Asia 69,906 kt
- Europe 55,322 kt
- Eastern Europe 52,222 kt
- Central America 32,568 kt
- Southern Asia 31,111 kt
- South America 25,154 kt
- United States of America 24,987 kt
- Middle Africa 20,089 kt
- Oceania 10,039 kt
- Eastern Asia 7,958 kt
- Southern Africa 5,866 kt
- European Union (27) 3,052 kt
- Southern Europe 3,035 kt
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 471.49 kt
- Western Asia 288.25 kt
- Northern Africa 97.43 kt
- Western Europe 64.74 kt
- Western Africa 29.54 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.