Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 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
238
Highest
761.04 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Naoero
Median
0.0143 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 238 countries. The highest value is 761.04 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0143 kt, and the mean is 25.15 kt.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 38,575.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 761.04 kt | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 679.93 kt | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia | 679.92 kt | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 513.87 kt | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 450.06 kt | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 6 | Sudan (former) | 439.96 kt | 2011 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 7 | South Sudan | 359.15 kt | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 8 | Zambia | 280.53 kt | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 248.07 kt | 2024 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 10 | Mozambique | 229.96 kt | 2024 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 11 | United Republic of Tanzania | 108.48 kt | 2024 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 12 | Russian Federation | 94.45 kt | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 13 | Mali | 78.1 kt | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 14 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 67.44 kt | 2024 | up 441.3% | rising |
| 15 | Sudan | 65.14 kt | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 16 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 63.22 kt | 2024 | up 74.4% | rising |
| 17 | Chad | 57.3 kt | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 18 | Ghana | 54.74 kt | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 19 | Congo | 52.9 kt | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 20 | Guinea | 49.22 kt | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 49.08 kt | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 22 | Nigeria | 47.02 kt | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 23 | Madagascar | 46.21 kt | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 24 | Botswana | 46.09 kt | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Senegal | 41.53 kt | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 38.96 kt | 2024 | up 73.0% | falling |
| 27 | Canada | 32.89 kt | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Paraguay | 23.87 kt | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 29 | Argentina | 21.94 kt | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 30 | Cambodia | 21.93 kt | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 31 | Colombia | 21.51 kt | 2024 | down 38.2% | flat |
| 32 | Cameroon | 20.27 kt | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 33 | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.53 kt | 2024 | down 13.5% | falling |
| 34 | Uganda | 17.16 kt | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 35 | Mexico | 15.89 kt | 2024 | up 221.2% | flat |
| 36 | Namibia | 14.04 kt | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Myanmar | 13.82 kt | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 12.73 kt | 2024 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 11.24 kt | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 40 | Niger | 8.67 kt | 2024 | up 177.4% | rising |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.98 kt | 2024 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Benin | 7.38 kt | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 43 | Gabon | 7.28 kt | 2024 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 44 | Togo | 7.15 kt | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 45 | Nicaragua | 7.09 kt | 2023 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 6.65 kt | 2024 | up 344.8% | volatile |
| 47 | India | 4.97 kt | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 48 | Iraq | 4.78 kt | 2024 | up 449.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Kazakhstan | 4.74 kt | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.52 kt | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 51 | Honduras | 4.2 kt | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Malawi | 3.98 kt | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 53 | Kenya | 3.97 kt | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | 3.75 kt | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 55 | Mongolia | 2.5 kt | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Guyana | 2.48 kt | 2024 | up 239.6% | volatile |
| 57 | China | 2.47 kt | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 58 | China, mainland | 2.47 kt | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Ukraine | 2.45 kt | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.13 kt | 2024 | up 5,386.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Guatemala | 2.12 kt | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritania | 2.11 kt | 2024 | up 388.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Peru | 2.08 kt | 2024 | up 340.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Viet Nam | 1.94 kt | 2024 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 65 | Nepal | 1.88 kt | 2024 | up 162.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Gambia | 1.73 kt | 2024 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 67 | Melanesia | 1.61 kt | 2024 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Papua New Guinea | 1.49 kt | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Pakistan | 1.49 kt | 2024 | up 389.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Eswatini | 1.41 kt | 2024 | up 42.4% | flat |
| 71 | Philippines | 1.35 kt | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 72 | Caribbean | 1.33 kt | 2024 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 73 | Indonesia | 1.13 kt | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Cuba | 1.02 kt | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Portugal | 0.8744 kt | 2024 | up 998.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Ecuador | 0.8506 kt | 2024 | up 754.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 0.6588 kt | 2024 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Rwanda | 0.6341 kt | 2024 | up 87.9% | rising |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 0.5747 kt | 2024 | up 33,705.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Türkiye | 0.571 kt | 2024 | up 390.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Burundi | 0.5591 kt | 2024 | up 85.6% | falling |
| 82 | Belize | 0.526 kt | 2024 | up 322.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Egypt | 0.4713 kt | 2024 | up 5,865.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Lesotho | 0.4342 kt | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Liberia | 0.43 kt | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Suriname | 0.408 kt | 2024 | down 3.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Chile | 0.4042 kt | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Greece | 0.3202 kt | 2024 | up 318.6% | volatile |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 0.2424 kt | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 90 | Albania | 0.2281 kt | 2024 | up 10,268.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Spain | 0.2243 kt | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 0.2049 kt | 2024 | up 1,851.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Panama | 0.1855 kt | 2024 | down 41.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Bahamas | 0.1819 kt | 2024 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Malaysia | 0.1779 kt | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Somalia | 0.1679 kt | 2024 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 0.1563 kt | 2024 | down 23.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Serbia | 0.1547 kt | 2024 | up 38,575.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Turkmenistan | 0.1303 kt | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Saudi Arabia | 0.126 kt | 2024 | up 573.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Eritrea | 0.1143 kt | 2024 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 102 | New Caledonia | 0.1113 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1056 kt | 2024 | up 581.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Croatia | 0.0742 kt | 2024 | up 706.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Montenegro | 0.0711 kt | 2024 | up 6,363.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Romania | 0.0671 kt | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Georgia | 0.0633 kt | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Uruguay | 0.0619 kt | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0572 kt | 2024 | up 234.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | 0.0545 kt | 2024 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Belarus | 0.0456 kt | 2024 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Italy | 0.0412 kt | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Timor-Leste | 0.0407 kt | 2024 | down 84.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Comoros | 0.0405 kt | 2024 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Bhutan | 0.0335 kt | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Algeria | 0.0222 kt | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Israel | 0.0165 kt | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 118 | France | 0.0147 kt | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Cyprus | 0.0145 kt | 2024 | up 184.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Iceland | 0.0141 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | El Salvador | 0.0137 kt | 2024 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Japan | 0.0133 kt | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.0122 kt | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Haiti | 0.0112 kt | 2024 | up 154.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Armenia | 0.0109 kt | 2024 | down 64.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 0.0095 kt | 2024 | down 98.5% | falling |
| 127 | Jamaica | 0.0094 kt | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Afghanistan | 0.0071 kt | 2024 | down 87.1% | volatile |
| 129 | New Zealand | 0.0068 kt | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0061 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Republic of Moldova | 0.0057 kt | 2024 | down 81.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 0.0039 kt | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Lebanon | 0.0035 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Estonia | 0.0026 kt | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Hungary | 0.0025 kt | 2024 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Morocco | 0.0023 kt | 2024 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Jordan | 0.0021 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Yemen | 0.0021 kt | 2024 | up 110.0% | volatile |
| 139 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Fiji | 0.0018 kt | 2024 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Tunisia | 0.0017 kt | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Palestine | 0.0015 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Lithuania | 0.0014 kt | 2024 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Poland | 0.0014 kt | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 143 | French Guiana | 0.0014 kt | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Germany | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Latvia | 0.0008 kt | 2024 | down 81.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0008 kt | 2005 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Mayotte | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Czechia | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Aruba | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Andorra | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Austria | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Bahrain | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Barbados | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Channel Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Djibouti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Dominica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Faroe Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Kuwait | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Liechtenstein | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Monaco | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Maldives | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Malta | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Oman | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Palau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Qatar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | San Marino | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Slovakia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Slovenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Tonga | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Tuvalu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Anguilla | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Cook Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Niue | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Tokelau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Micronesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Cabo Verde | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Pitcairn | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 kt | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | China, Macao SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 kt | 2010 | — | flat |
| 152 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 152 | 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 4,346 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 3,504 kt
- Africa 2,936 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 2,820 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2,652 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1,909 kt
- Middle Africa 1,274 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,236 kt
- Eastern Africa 1,113 kt
- Annex I countries 842.16 kt
- Oceania 681.54 kt
- Americas 543.17 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.