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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.

Countries reporting
20
Highest
124,068 kt
Russian Federation
Lowest
1.15 kt
Lithuania
Median
117.34 kt
Years covered
31
1990–2020
Data points
600

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 124,068 kt 2020 up 1.2% flat
1 Türkiye 1,452 kt 2020 up 374.5% volatile
2 Canada 2,466 kt 2020 down 49.0% falling
3 Ukraine 1,301 kt 2020 up 268.2% volatile
4 Portugal 966.88 kt 2020 down 58.6% volatile
5 France 909.43 kt 2020 down 20.8% falling
6 Croatia 387.34 kt 2020 up 1,666.9% volatile
7 Belarus 221.68 kt 2020 up 348.8% volatile
8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 133.59 kt 2020 up 79.9% volatile
9 Slovakia 128.44 kt 2020 up 158.1% volatile
10 Romania 106.25 kt 2020 up 2,335.9% volatile
11 Spain 81.65 kt 2020 down 44.5% volatile
12 Ireland 64.23 kt 2020 down 80.4% volatile
13 Czechia 57.79 kt 2020 up 144.3% volatile
14 Latvia 43.17 kt 2020 up 1.6% volatile
15 Greece 25.94 kt 2020 down 40.0% volatile
16 Slovenia 7.17 kt 2020 up 55.3% volatile
17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 6.46 kt 2020 up 6.3% rising
18 Cyprus 5.98 kt 2020 down 42.8% volatile
19 Lithuania 1.15 kt 2020 up 402.4% volatile

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Indicator
Other forest — Emissions (CO2) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
20 places, 600 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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.