Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) 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
158
Highest
68.98 kt
Angola
Lowest
0 kt
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Median
0.0045 kt
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
9,329
What the numbers show
Woody savanna — Emissions (CH4) is currently reported for 158 countries. The highest value is 68.98 kt in Angola; the lowest is 0 kt in Falkland Islands (Malvinas).
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0045 kt, and the mean is 1.76 kt.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 64 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 30,033.3%), and the largest decrease in Austria (down 100.0%).
Woody savanna — Emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola | 68.98 kt | 2024 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 45.52 kt | 2024 | up 30.4% | volatile |
| 3 | OECD | 28.52 kt | 2024 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 26.16 kt | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 20.63 kt | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Mozambique | 20.45 kt | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Canada | 16.87 kt | 2024 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Mexico | 6 kt | 2024 | up 760.4% | falling |
| 9 | Myanmar | 5.58 kt | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 10 | Congo | 3.5 kt | 2024 | up 272.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Nicaragua | 3.37 kt | 2023 | up 414.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 3.02 kt | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Sierra Leone | 2.91 kt | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Thailand | 2.37 kt | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 15 | Cambodia | 2.18 kt | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 16 | India | 1.67 kt | 2024 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 17 | Madagascar | 1.56 kt | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Gabon | 1.47 kt | 2024 | up 566.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Honduras | 1.41 kt | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Guatemala | 1.28 kt | 2024 | up 231.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Argentina | 1.24 kt | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 22 | Central African Republic | 1.21 kt | 2024 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Nepal | 1.03 kt | 2024 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.02 kt | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia | 1.02 kt | 2024 | down 59.5% | volatile |
| 26 | South Africa | 0.6533 kt | 2024 | up 80.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 0.6468 kt | 2024 | down 30.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Cameroon | 0.52 kt | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.5163 kt | 2024 | up 2,850.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Guyana | 0.5143 kt | 2024 | up 1,336.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Nigeria | 0.4799 kt | 2024 | up 446.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 0.4635 kt | 2024 | up 335.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Guinea | 0.4295 kt | 2024 | down 32.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 0.4078 kt | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Liberia | 0.4064 kt | 2024 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 36 | China | 0.3707 kt | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 36 | China, mainland | 0.3707 kt | 2024 | down 72.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Malawi | 0.3049 kt | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Colombia | 0.2972 kt | 2024 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Philippines | 0.2643 kt | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 41 | Cuba | 0.2234 kt | 2024 | up 75.9% | flat |
| 42 | Ghana | 0.2177 kt | 2024 | up 395.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1669 kt | 2024 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 0.1497 kt | 2024 | up 473.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Malaysia | 0.1349 kt | 2024 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | 0.1242 kt | 2024 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Sudan (former) | 0.1075 kt | 2011 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 0.1067 kt | 2024 | up 423.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 0.0963 kt | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahamas | 0.0947 kt | 2024 | up 256.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Suriname | 0.0904 kt | 2024 | up 30,033.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Ukraine | 0.0886 kt | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 0.0789 kt | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 54 | South Sudan | 0.0777 kt | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 0.0574 kt | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Eswatini | 0.0399 kt | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0343 kt | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Serbia | 0.0295 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 59 | North Macedonia | 0.0292 kt | 2024 | up 9,633.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Panama | 0.0254 kt | 2024 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Spain | 0.024 kt | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Greece | 0.0228 kt | 2024 | up 395.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Bhutan | 0.0178 kt | 2024 | down 57.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Ethiopia | 0.0177 kt | 2024 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Pakistan | 0.0148 kt | 2024 | up 4,833.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Romania | 0.0119 kt | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 0.0111 kt | 2024 | up 516.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 0.0109 kt | 2024 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Mongolia | 0.0088 kt | 2024 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.008 kt | 2024 | up 95.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Comoros | 0.0077 kt | 2024 | up 220.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Belarus | 0.0072 kt | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Jamaica | 0.007 kt | 2024 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Albania | 0.0065 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 75 | France | 0.0064 kt | 2024 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Italy | 0.0057 kt | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 77 | New Caledonia | 0.0056 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0054 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Georgia | 0.0049 kt | 2024 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Togo | 0.0041 kt | 2024 | up 1,266.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | 0.0029 kt | 2024 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Japan | 0.0028 kt | 2024 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 82 | New Zealand | 0.0028 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0026 kt | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 0.002 kt | 2024 | up 81.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Croatia | 0.0016 kt | 2024 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 87 | El Salvador | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | down 69.2% | volatile |
| 87 | French Guiana | 0.0012 kt | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.0008 kt | 2005 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Hungary | 0.0007 kt | 2024 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Sri Lanka | 0.0006 kt | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | 0.0005 kt | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Burundi | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Morocco | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Mayotte | 0.0003 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Rwanda | 0.0002 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Afghanistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Armenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Austria | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Belgium | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Benin | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Botswana | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Switzerland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Cyprus | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Czechia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Germany | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Denmark | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Egypt | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Eritrea | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Estonia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Finland | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Fiji | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Gibraltar | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Gambia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Grenada | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Haiti | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Iraq | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Israel | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Lebanon | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Libya | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Lesotho | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Lithuania | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Latvia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Mali | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritania | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Namibia | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Norway | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Poland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Puerto Rico | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Senegal | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Somalia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Slovakia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Slovenia | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Sweden | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Chad | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Tajikistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Vanuatu | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Montserrat | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Republic of Korea | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 kt | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | China, Taiwan Province of | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Réunion | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 kt | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 354.65 kt
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 245.78 kt
- Non-Annex I countries 305.92 kt
- Middle Africa 161.58 kt
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 254.09 kt
- Democratic Republic of the Congo 85.88 kt
- Africa 237.19 kt
- Asia 21.18 kt
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 121.95 kt
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.13 kt
- Eastern Africa 70.39 kt
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 5.86 kt
- Americas 68.16 kt
- Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 4.59 kt
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 63.46 kt
- United Republic of Tanzania 2.26 kt
- Annex I countries 48.73 kt
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1.32 kt
- South America 36.88 kt
- Viet Nam 0.3041 kt
- Europe 26.93 kt
- Melanesia 0.1725 kt
- Eastern Europe 26.28 kt
- Türkiye 0.0238 kt
- Northern America 20.82 kt
- Timor-Leste 0.0062 kt
- South-Eastern Asia 17.38 kt
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.0031 kt
- Central America 10.11 kt
- Syrian Arab Republic 0.001 kt
- Western Africa 4.52 kt
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt
- Republic of Moldova 0 kt
- United States of America 3.95 kt
- Southern Asia 3.39 kt
- Oceania 1.19 kt
- Southern Africa 0.6932 kt
- Southern Europe 0.6403 kt
- European Union (27) 0.6005 kt
- Eastern Asia 0.3854 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.