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environmental2026

Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2026; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•237 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
43,400.6tonnes
Median: 627.4tonnes
Countries Covered
237
with available data
Highest
Russian Federation
1,282,849.1tonnes
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1Russian Federation1,282,849.1tonnes
2Canada1,265,897.5tonnes
3Democratic Republic of the Congo1,151,603.9tonnes
4Angola416,640.0tonnes
5South Sudan373,973.1tonnes
By Region
North America474,731.0tonnes(4 countries)
Oceania183,626.1tonnes(2 countries)
Africa91,724.9tonnes(9 countries)
South America75,278.3tonnes(7 countries)
Asia42,137.4tonnes(27 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0tonnes)High (1,282,849.1tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 43,400.6tonnes)

North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Asia (27)
Other (156)
Europe (32)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2026; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Russian Federation1,282,849.1tonnes
2Canada1,265,897.5tonnes
3Democratic Republic of the Congo1,151,603.9tonnes
4Angola416,640.0tonnes
5South Sudan373,973.1tonnes
6Australia365,551.1tonnes
7United States of America355,436.1tonnes
8Indonesia322,190.7tonnes
9Myanmar300,641.1tonnes
10Brazil298,159.3tonnes
11Lao People's Democratic Republic280,185.8tonnes
12Central African Republic246,111.7tonnes
13Mexico244,388.3tonnes
14India239,023.8tonnes
15People's Republic of China204,592.2tonnes
16Venezuela195,008.4tonnes
17Zambia164,931.8tonnes
18Guinea149,877.5tonnes
19Colombia121,267.5tonnes
20Nigeria118,040.3tonnes
21Ethiopia115,161.7tonnes
22Thailand99,212.4tonnes
23Cambodia92,911.6tonnes
24Cameroon90,378.2tonnes
25Sierra Leone83,299.9tonnes
26South Africa80,545.9tonnes
27Republic of the Congo74,652.6tonnes
28Bolivia71,596.1tonnes
29Ghana68,599.6tonnes
30Madagascar67,828.6tonnes
31United Republic of Tanzania67,663.1tonnes
32Sudan64,251.4tonnes
33Vietnam59,378.9tonnes
34Argentina58,589.6tonnes
35Chad54,440.9tonnes
36Mali53,749.5tonnes
37Mozambique49,484.1tonnes
38Liberia49,403.5tonnes
39Uganda41,357.3tonnes
40Senegal41,333.1tonnes
41Paraguay39,196.2tonnes
42Papua New Guinea38,831.9tonnes
43Iraq35,913.0tonnes
44Philippines35,361.4tonnes
45Guatemala33,202.2tonnes
46Kazakhstan32,457.2tonnes
47Malaysia31,458.0tonnes
48Islamic Republic of Iran30,595.1tonnes
49Chile28,746.6tonnes
50Spain27,749.4tonnes
51Cote d'Ivoire27,672.7tonnes
52Honduras27,641.8tonnes
53Nicaragua20,955.8tonnes
54France20,479.7tonnes
55Burkina Faso18,982.8tonnes
56Zimbabwe15,568.1tonnes
57Algeria15,405.1tonnes
58Ukraine13,611.1tonnes
59Peru13,514.2tonnes
60Benin12,959.6tonnes
61Guinea-Bissau12,059.8tonnes
62Bangladesh12,011.7tonnes
63Pakistan11,862.1tonnes
64Cuba11,677.1tonnes
65Gabon11,655.1tonnes
66Togo11,651.4tonnes
67Uzbekistan11,084.1tonnes
68Mongolia10,805.6tonnes
69Nepal10,530.8tonnes
70Botswana10,021.1tonnes
71Panama8,870.2tonnes
72Türkiye8,676.2tonnes
73United Arab Emirates8,425.3tonnes
74Portugal8,044.7tonnes
75Italy7,718.0tonnes
76Saudi Arabia7,467.2tonnes
77Belize6,547.3tonnes
78Kenya6,509.1tonnes
79Namibia6,435.7tonnes
80Libya6,187.0tonnes
81United Kingdom6,137.7tonnes
82Ecuador5,774.4tonnes
83Costa Rica5,679.8tonnes
84Dominican Republic5,143.2tonnes
85Guyana4,380.9tonnes
86Turkmenistan4,205.1tonnes
87Egypt4,200.0tonnes
88Malawi3,845.2tonnes
89Republic of The Gambia3,742.1tonnes
90Niger3,424.4tonnes
91El Salvador3,252.1tonnes
92Japan2,767.5tonnes
93Mauritania2,690.8tonnes
94Germany2,244.8tonnes
95Eswatini2,170.5tonnes
96North Korea1,800.8tonnes
97New Zealand1,701.1tonnes
98Oman1,486.7tonnes
99Syrian Arab Republic1,355.4tonnes
100Rwanda1,278.5tonnes
101Burundi1,197.8tonnes
102Sri Lanka1,171.6tonnes
103Azerbaijan1,158.6tonnes
104Kuwait1,128.4tonnes
105Romania1,091.3tonnes
106Ireland1,028.7tonnes
107Tunisia976.3tonnes
108Eritrea939.6tonnes
109Uruguay896.3tonnes
110Jamaica844.6tonnes
111South Korea808.5tonnes
112Bahamas779.7tonnes
113Austria744.6tonnes
114Haiti739.7tonnes
115Greece703.7tonnes
116Norway695.8tonnes
117Netherlands678.6tonnes
118Bosnia and Herzegovina662.1tonnes
119Finland627.4tonnes
120Somalia592.9tonnes
121Belarus575.0tonnes
122Suriname528.7tonnes
123Vanuatu517.7tonnes
124Equatorial Guinea494.5tonnes
125Afghanistan474.6tonnes
126Hungary463.3tonnes
127Bhutan451.5tonnes
128Croatia439.5tonnes
129Taiwan, Province of China437.8tonnes
130Qatar429.6tonnes
131Morocco422.5tonnes
132Tajikistan398.5tonnes
133Sweden389.6tonnes
134Trinidad and Tobago376.0tonnes
135Poland372.0tonnes
136Puerto Rico363.3tonnes
137Bulgaria351.9tonnes
138Georgia350.6tonnes
139Serbia335.6tonnes
140Fiji301.8tonnes
141Belgium277.1tonnes
142Lesotho242.5tonnes
143Brunei Darussalam217.7tonnes
144Kyrgyzstan217.2tonnes
145Israel181.4tonnes
146Denmark178.0tonnes
147Montenegro177.9tonnes
148French Guiana169.0tonnes
149State of Palestine160.7tonnes
150Greenland150.1tonnes
151Czech Republic139.0tonnes
152Moldova, Republic of137.1tonnes
153Yemen126.8tonnes
154Lebanon113.7tonnes
155Solomon Islands111.6tonnes
156The Republic of North Macedonia111.3tonnes
157Jordan109.6tonnes
158Comoros105.0tonnes
159New Caledonia98.0tonnes
160Guadeloupe96.6tonnes
161Slovakia93.0tonnes
162Switzerland84.3tonnes
163Albania82.2tonnes
164Armenia79.4tonnes
165Saint Kitts and Nevis71.9tonnes
166Latvia67.5tonnes
167Cyprus47.9tonnes
168Dominica45.3tonnes
169Timor-Leste41.5tonnes
170Bahrain35.8tonnes
171Lithuania35.6tonnes
172Grenada30.1tonnes
173Antigua and Barbuda27.5tonnes
174Slovenia25.9tonnes
175Guam21.1tonnes
176Cape Verde13.3tonnes
177Singapore10.3tonnes
178Saint Lucia7.6tonnes
179Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba6.8tonnes
180Estonia6.2tonnes
181Falkland Islands (Malvinas)4.3tonnes
182Curaçao3.7tonnes
183Djibouti3.1tonnes
184Hong Kong2.2tonnes
185Luxembourg1.9tonnes
186Isle of Man0.2tonnes
187Cayman Islands0.0tonnes
188Mayotte0.0tonnes
189Cook Islands0.0tonnes
190Faroe Islands0.0tonnes
191French Polynesia0.0tonnes
192Gibraltar0.0tonnes
193Kiribati0.0tonnes
194Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0tonnes
195Iceland0.0tonnes
196Liechtenstein0.0tonnes
197Macao0.0tonnes
198Maldives0.0tonnes
199Malta0.0tonnes
200Martinique0.0tonnes
201Mauritius0.0tonnes
202Monaco0.0tonnes
203Montserrat0.0tonnes
204Nauru0.0tonnes
205Aruba0.0tonnes
206Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0tonnes
207Niue0.0tonnes
208Northern Mariana Islands0.0tonnes
209Micronesia, Federated States of0.0tonnes
210Marshall Islands0.0tonnes
211Palau0.0tonnes
212Reunion0.0tonnes
213Saint Barthélemy0.0tonnes
214Saint Helena0.0tonnes
215Anguilla0.0tonnes
216Saint Martin (French part)0.0tonnes
217Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0tonnes
218Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0tonnes
219San Marino0.0tonnes
220Sao Tome and Principe0.0tonnes
221Seychelles0.0tonnes
222Western Sahara0.0tonnes
223Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0tonnes
224Tokelau0.0tonnes
225Tonga0.0tonnes
226Turks and Caicos Islands0.0tonnes
227Tuvalu0.0tonnes
228Guernsey0.0tonnes
229Jersey0.0tonnes
230Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0tonnes
231Wallis and Futuna0.0tonnes
232Samoa0.0tonnes
233American Samoa0.0tonnes
234Andorra0.0tonnes
235Barbados0.0tonnes
236Bermuda0.0tonnes
237Virgin Islands, British0.0tonnes
Showing 237 of 237 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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