Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC is currently reported for 36 countries. The highest value is 32.75 kt in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0.0001 kt in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0115 kt, and the mean is 0.9955 kt.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in Romania (up 2,414.3%), and the largest decrease in Ireland (down 80.7%).
Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 32.75 kt | 2020 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 2 | France | 1.11 kt | 2020 | up 6.6% | falling |
| 3 | Canada | 0.4193 kt | 2020 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 4 | Spain | 0.3883 kt | 2020 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Türkiye | 0.2407 kt | 2020 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Ukraine | 0.2156 kt | 2020 | up 268.5% | volatile |
| 7 | New Zealand | 0.1314 kt | 2020 | up 254.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Kazakhstan | 0.092 kt | 2020 | up 324.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Portugal | 0.0879 kt | 2020 | down 52.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Czechia | 0.0661 kt | 2020 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 11 | Croatia | 0.0642 kt | 2020 | up 1,683.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Belarus | 0.0579 kt | 2020 | up 1,131.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Slovakia | 0.049 kt | 2020 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 0.0405 kt | 2020 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0289 kt | 2020 | up 84.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0.0271 kt | 2020 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Hungary | 0.0216 kt | 2020 | up 40.3% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 0.0176 kt | 2020 | up 2,414.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Finland | 0.0054 kt | 2020 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Latvia | 0.0045 kt | 2020 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Germany | 0.004 kt | 2020 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Greece | 0.0023 kt | 2020 | down 39.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Switzerland | 0.0022 kt | 2020 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 0.0018 kt | 2020 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Belgium | 0.0017 kt | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Ireland | 0.0016 kt | 2020 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Slovenia | 0.0012 kt | 2020 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0.0011 kt | 2020 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 0.0008 kt | 2020 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Japan | 0.0007 kt | 2020 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Norway | 0.0005 kt | 2020 | down 79.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Sweden | 0.0004 kt | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Lithuania | 0.0003 kt | 2020 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Austria | 0.0003 kt | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 33 | Denmark | 0.0003 kt | 2019 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 0.0001 kt | 2020 | — | 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.