Savanna fires — 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
222
Highest
69.49 kt
OECD
Lowest
0 kt
Naoero
Median
0.0011 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,364
What the numbers show
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 222 countries. The highest value is 69.49 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0 kt in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0011 kt, and the mean is 2.25 kt.
Over the past decade 61 countries rose and 75 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia, Republic of (up 26,150.0%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Savanna fires — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 69.49 kt | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 2 | Australia and New Zealand | 62.08 kt | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Australia | 62.08 kt | 2024 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 46.92 kt | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 5 | Sudan (former) | 40.17 kt | 2011 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 6 | South Sudan, Republic of | 32.79 kt | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 7 | Zambia | 25.61 kt | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 8 | Brazil | 22.65 kt | 2024 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 9 | Mozambique, Republic of | 21 kt | 2024 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 10 | Central African Republic | 15.71 kt | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 8.62 kt | 2024 | down 25.5% | rising |
| 12 | Mali | 7.13 kt | 2024 | up 27.3% | falling |
| 13 | Sudan | 5.95 kt | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 14 | Chad | 5.23 kt | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 15 | Ghana | 5 kt | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 16 | Congo, Republic of | 4.83 kt | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 17 | South Africa | 4.5 kt | 2024 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 18 | Guinea | 4.49 kt | 2024 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 4.48 kt | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 20 | Nigeria | 4.29 kt | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 21 | Madagascar, Republic of | 4.22 kt | 2024 | up 14.6% | falling |
| 22 | Botswana | 4.21 kt | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Senegal | 3.79 kt | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 3.56 kt | 2024 | up 73.0% | falling |
| 25 | Canada | 3 kt | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Paraguay | 2.18 kt | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 2 kt | 2024 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 28 | Cambodia | 2 kt | 2024 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 29 | Colombia | 1.96 kt | 2024 | down 38.2% | flat |
| 30 | Cameroon | 1.85 kt | 2024 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 31 | Uganda | 1.57 kt | 2024 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 32 | Mexico | 1.45 kt | 2024 | up 221.2% | flat |
| 33 | Namibia | 1.28 kt | 2024 | down 65.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Myanmar | 1.26 kt | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 1.16 kt | 2024 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 1.03 kt | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 36 | Mayotte | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Cook Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Niue | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 36 | Tokelau | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 37 | Niger | 0.7916 kt | 2024 | up 177.4% | rising |
| 38 | Benin | 0.6735 kt | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 39 | Gabon | 0.6645 kt | 2024 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 40 | Togo | 0.6527 kt | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 41 | Nicaragua | 0.6472 kt | 2023 | up 174.1% | volatile |
| 42 | India | 0.4537 kt | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 43 | Iraq | 0.4365 kt | 2024 | up 449.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 0.4332 kt | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.413 kt | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 46 | Honduras | 0.3832 kt | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | 0.3634 kt | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 48 | Kenya | 0.3622 kt | 2024 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Thailand | 0.3425 kt | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 50 | Mongolia | 0.2279 kt | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Guyana | 0.2268 kt | 2024 | up 239.5% | volatile |
| 52 | China, People's Republic of | 0.2254 kt | 2024 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 53 | China, mainland | 0.2252 kt | 2024 | down 62.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Ukraine | 0.2241 kt | 2024 | down 14.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Guatemala | 0.1932 kt | 2024 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.1926 kt | 2024 | up 388.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Peru | 0.1895 kt | 2024 | up 339.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Nepal | 0.1715 kt | 2024 | up 161.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Gambia, The | 0.1577 kt | 2024 | up 28.1% | falling |
| 60 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1364 kt | 2024 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Pakistan | 0.1362 kt | 2024 | up 389.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 0.1283 kt | 2024 | up 42.4% | flat |
| 63 | Philippines | 0.1237 kt | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.1035 kt | 2024 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Cuba | 0.0928 kt | 2024 | up 51.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Portugal | 0.0798 kt | 2024 | up 993.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 0.0777 kt | 2024 | up 753.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 0.0602 kt | 2024 | down 29.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Rwanda | 0.0579 kt | 2024 | up 88.0% | rising |
| 70 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 0.0525 kt | 2024 | up 26,150.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 0.0511 kt | 2024 | up 85.8% | falling |
| 72 | Belize | 0.048 kt | 2024 | up 321.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.043 kt | 2024 | up 6,042.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 0.0396 kt | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Liberia | 0.0393 kt | 2024 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Suriname | 0.0373 kt | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Chile | 0.0369 kt | 2024 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Greece | 0.0292 kt | 2024 | up 317.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Costa Rica | 0.0221 kt | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 0.0208 kt | 2024 | up 10,300.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Spain | 0.0205 kt | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 0.0187 kt | 2024 | up 1,770.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Panama | 0.0169 kt | 2024 | down 41.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahamas, The | 0.0166 kt | 2024 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Malaysia | 0.0162 kt | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Somalia | 0.0153 kt | 2024 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 0.0143 kt | 2024 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Serbia, Republic of | 0.0141 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 0.0119 kt | 2024 | down 91.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0115 kt | 2024 | up 576.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Eritrea, The State of | 0.0104 kt | 2024 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 92 | New Caledonia | 0.0102 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0096 kt | 2024 | up 585.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Croatia, Republic of | 0.0068 kt | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Montenegro | 0.0065 kt | 2024 | up 6,400.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Romania | 0.0061 kt | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 0.0058 kt | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 0.0057 kt | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0052 kt | 2024 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 0.005 kt | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Belarus, Republic of | 0.0042 kt | 2024 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Italy | 0.0038 kt | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Comoros, Union of the | 0.0037 kt | 2024 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Bhutan | 0.0031 kt | 2024 | down 40.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Algeria | 0.002 kt | 2024 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Israel | 0.0015 kt | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 107 | Cyprus | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 107 | France | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Iceland | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | El Salvador | 0.0013 kt | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Japan | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Armenia, Republic of | 0.001 kt | 2024 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Haiti | 0.001 kt | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Jamaica | 0.0009 kt | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 0.0009 kt | 2024 | down 98.5% | falling |
| 116 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 0.0006 kt | 2024 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0.0006 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 116 | New Zealand | 0.0006 kt | 2024 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 0.0004 kt | 2024 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Lebanon | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Estonia, Republic of | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Fiji, Republic of | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Hungary | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Jordan | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Morocco | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Tunisia | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Yemen, Republic of | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Germany | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 129 | Lithuania, Republic of | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Latvia, Republic of | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Poland, Republic of | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Palestine | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 129 | French Guiana | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0001 kt | 2005 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Réunion | 0.0001 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | United Arab Emirates | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | American Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Austria | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Bermuda | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Barbados | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Channel Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Cayman Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Czech Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Djibouti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Dominica | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Faroe Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Greenland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Guam | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Isle of Man | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Kyrgyz Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Kiribati | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Kuwait | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | St. Lucia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Monaco | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Maldives | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Malta | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Mauritius | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Oman | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Palau, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | French Polynesia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Qatar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Singapore | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Slovak Republic | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovenia, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Seychelles | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Tonga | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Tuvalu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | British Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Samoa | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Guadeloupe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Martinique | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Western Sahara | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Norfolk Island | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Pitcairn Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 0 kt | 1999 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | China, Macao SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 0 kt | 2010 | — | flat |
| 137 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | flat |
| 137 | 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 396.8 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 319.9 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 257.45 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 174.31 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 112.87 kt
- Annex I countries 76.89 kt
- South America 41.3 kt
- Americas 49.59 kt
- Northern America 5.73 kt
- United States of America 2.72 kt
- European Union (27) 0.1685 kt
- Europe 9.12 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.