Other forest — Emissions (N2O) 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
236
Highest
17.48 kt
Mozambique
Lowest
0 kt
Naoero
Median
0 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,294
What the numbers show
Other forest — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 236 countries. The highest value is 17.48 kt in Mozambique; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 kt, and the mean is 0.3389 kt.
Over the past decade 41 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 11,850.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Other forest — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 17.48 kt | 2024 | down 47.0% | rising |
| 2 | OECD | 15.52 kt | 2024 | up 82.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Russian Federation | 6.44 kt | 2024 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 6.4 kt | 2024 | up 345.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Mexico | 4.04 kt | 2024 | up 1,948.0% | rising |
| 6 | India | 3.58 kt | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Myanmar | 3.1 kt | 2024 | down 35.7% | flat |
| 8 | Zambia | 2.89 kt | 2024 | down 35.0% | rising |
| 9 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.2 kt | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Cambodia | 1.68 kt | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.48 kt | 2024 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 1.44 kt | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | 1.32 kt | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 14 | Paraguay | 1.31 kt | 2024 | up 1,329.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.29 kt | 2024 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Australia | 1.29 kt | 2024 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.9979 kt | 2024 | up 1,451.9% | volatile |
| 18 | China | 0.8999 kt | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 18 | China, mainland | 0.8999 kt | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 20 | Angola | 0.8924 kt | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 0.6817 kt | 2024 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 0.5248 kt | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 0.4231 kt | 2024 | up 201.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.3821 kt | 2024 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.33 kt | 2024 | up 4,752.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Ukraine | 0.3144 kt | 2024 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 0.2494 kt | 2024 | down 8.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.2351 kt | 2024 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 0.1812 kt | 2024 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Argentina | 0.1585 kt | 2024 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Philippines | 0.1273 kt | 2024 | up 368.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Chile | 0.1194 kt | 2024 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.1117 kt | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Réunion | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 0.091 kt | 2024 | up 3,037.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Peru | 0.0817 kt | 2024 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Honduras | 0.0813 kt | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 0.0808 kt | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Ecuador | 0.0724 kt | 2024 | up 678.5% | volatile |
| 39 | South Sudan | 0.0572 kt | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 40 | Colombia | 0.0446 kt | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Eswatini | 0.0379 kt | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Türkiye | 0.0291 kt | 2024 | up 1,064.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Romania | 0.0285 kt | 2024 | up 595.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Pakistan | 0.0275 kt | 2024 | up 3,828.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Indonesia | 0.0274 kt | 2024 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Cuba | 0.0272 kt | 2024 | up 1,411.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Serbia | 0.0239 kt | 2024 | up 11,850.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Japan | 0.0202 kt | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Cameroon | 0.0197 kt | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Bhutan | 0.0168 kt | 2024 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Chad | 0.0167 kt | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 53 | North Macedonia | 0.0166 kt | 2024 | up 937.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Costa Rica | 0.0158 kt | 2024 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Sudan (former) | 0.0129 kt | 2011 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0122 kt | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Melanesia | 0.0122 kt | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Bahamas | 0.0118 kt | 2024 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Sudan | 0.0097 kt | 2024 | up 259.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 0.0089 kt | 2024 | up 256.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Austria | 0.008 kt | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Georgia | 0.008 kt | 2024 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Greece | 0.007 kt | 2024 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Uganda | 0.007 kt | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Spain | 0.0068 kt | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 65 | New Zealand | 0.0068 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0059 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.005 kt | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Mongolia | 0.0043 kt | 2024 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0039 kt | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Belarus | 0.0034 kt | 2024 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Guyana | 0.0032 kt | 2024 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Italy | 0.0032 kt | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Malaysia | 0.0032 kt | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Nicaragua | 0.0029 kt | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 76 | Botswana | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Hungary | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Tunisia | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Croatia | 0.0016 kt | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Congo | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Kenya | 0.0011 kt | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Albania | 0.0009 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Czechia | 0.0009 kt | 2024 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Algeria | 0.0009 kt | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Montenegro | 0.0009 kt | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Nigeria | 0.0007 kt | 2024 | down 91.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 78.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Burundi | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Guinea | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Uruguay | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0005 kt | 2005 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0.0003 kt | 1999 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Switzerland | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 95 | France | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 95 | El Salvador | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Slovakia | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Slovenia | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 95 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Aruba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Andorra | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Armenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Bangladesh | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Bahrain | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Belize | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Barbados | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Channel Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Comoros | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Cyprus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Djibouti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Dominica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Egypt | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Eritrea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Fiji | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Faroe Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Gabon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Ghana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Gambia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Iraq | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Iceland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Israel | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Jamaica | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Jordan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Kazakhstan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Kuwait | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Liberia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Saint Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Liechtenstein | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Sri Lanka | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Lesotho | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Luxembourg | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Maldives | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Marshall Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Mali | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Mauritania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Namibia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Niger | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Oman | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Panama | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Palau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Poland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Palestine | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Qatar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Rwanda | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Senegal | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Somalia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Suriname | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Togo | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Tonga | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Tuvalu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Uzbekistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Yemen | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | French Guiana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Mayotte | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Anguilla | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Cook Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Niue | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Tokelau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Micronesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Cabo Verde | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Pitcairn | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Republic of Moldova | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | China, Macao SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 kt | 2010 | — | flat |
| 103 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 103 | Naoero | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 67.52 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 49.36 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 34.52 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 33.99 kt
- Africa 27.57 kt
- Eastern Africa 24.17 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 23.56 kt
- Annex I countries 18.16 kt
- Americas 17.21 kt
- Asia 14.23 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 10.86 kt
- Northern America 9.65 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.