Other forest — Emissions (CO2) — 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 (CO2) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 124,068 kt in Russian Federation; the lowest is 1.15 kt in Lithuania.
The median across all reporting countries is 117.34 kt, and the mean is 6,622 kt.
Over the past decade 13 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 2,335.9%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 80.4%).
Other forest — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 124,068 kt | 2020 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 2 | Canada | 2,466 kt | 2020 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 1,452 kt | 2020 | up 374.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1,301 kt | 2020 | up 268.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Portugal | 966.88 kt | 2020 | down 58.6% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 909.43 kt | 2020 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 7 | Croatia | 387.34 kt | 2020 | up 1,666.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Belarus | 221.68 kt | 2020 | up 348.8% | volatile |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 133.59 kt | 2020 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Slovakia | 128.44 kt | 2020 | up 158.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Romania | 106.25 kt | 2020 | up 2,335.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | 81.65 kt | 2020 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Ireland | 64.23 kt | 2020 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Czechia | 57.79 kt | 2020 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Latvia | 43.17 kt | 2020 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Greece | 25.94 kt | 2020 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Slovenia | 7.17 kt | 2020 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 6.46 kt | 2020 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 19 | Cyprus | 5.98 kt | 2020 | down 42.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Lithuania | 1.15 kt | 2020 | up 402.4% | 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.