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environmental2026

Average weekly cumulative carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires (2003-2024)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data•237 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
27,124,499.4tonnes
Median: 491,903.7tonnes
Countries Covered
237
with available data
Highest
Brazil
649,912,770.0tonnes
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1Brazil649,912,770.0tonnes
2Democratic Republic of the Congo578,686,200.0tonnes
3Russian Federation570,455,600.0tonnes
4Australia473,060,860.0tonnes
5Angola443,070,980.0tonnes
By Region
Oceania237,988,980.9tonnes(2 countries)
North America133,066,355.0tonnes(4 countries)
South America116,563,422.0tonnes(7 countries)
Africa77,628,086.4tonnes(9 countries)
Other21,339,708.9tonnes(156 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 (649,912,770.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 27,124,499.4tonnes)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Other (156)
Asia (27)
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. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. 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 ↕
1Brazil649,912,770.0tonnes
2Democratic Republic of the Congo578,686,200.0tonnes
3Russian Federation570,455,600.0tonnes
4Australia473,060,860.0tonnes
5Angola443,070,980.0tonnes
6Canada267,937,120.0tonnes
7South Sudan261,747,600.0tonnes
8Indonesia244,143,630.0tonnes
9Zambia214,803,140.0tonnes
10Central African Republic182,956,530.0tonnes
11United States of America168,768,300.0tonnes
12Mozambique159,757,250.0tonnes
13Bolivia114,211,336.0tonnes
14Guinea109,017,340.0tonnes
15Myanmar106,349,140.0tonnes
16United Republic of Tanzania102,442,880.0tonnes
17Lao People's Democratic Republic92,913,224.0tonnes
18Argentina92,780,216.0tonnes
19Mexico83,412,300.0tonnes
20Madagascar71,374,040.0tonnes
21People's Republic of China68,436,424.0tonnes
22India66,534,670.0tonnes
23Venezuela65,421,940.0tonnes
24Ethiopia62,766,504.0tonnes
25Chad62,619,916.0tonnes
26South Africa62,032,050.0tonnes
27Nigeria60,737,572.0tonnes
28Ghana54,431,564.0tonnes
29Paraguay53,760,400.0tonnes
30Kazakhstan51,606,044.0tonnes
31Cameroon46,261,476.0tonnes
32Sierra Leone45,421,996.0tonnes
33Sudan38,721,556.0tonnes
34Colombia35,800,590.0tonnes
35Botswana34,145,644.0tonnes
36Cote d'Ivoire34,014,660.0tonnes
37Mali33,916,036.0tonnes
38Zimbabwe30,576,530.0tonnes
39Cambodia30,527,454.0tonnes
40Namibia26,911,848.0tonnes
41Uganda25,928,098.0tonnes
42Republic of the Congo24,287,226.0tonnes
43Thailand23,092,568.0tonnes
44Senegal22,404,008.0tonnes
45Peru18,434,306.0tonnes
46Benin17,340,370.0tonnes
47Vietnam17,290,632.0tonnes
48Mongolia17,282,024.0tonnes
49Burkina Faso16,631,521.0tonnes
50Liberia13,084,272.0tonnes
51Papua New Guinea12,603,716.0tonnes
52Guatemala12,147,700.0tonnes
53Saudi Arabia11,471,316.0tonnes
54Malawi11,032,143.0tonnes
55Iraq10,807,561.0tonnes
56Eritrea10,639,847.0tonnes
57Chile10,613,106.0tonnes
58Malaysia10,315,594.0tonnes
59Guinea-Bissau9,128,728.0tonnes
60Togo8,928,777.0tonnes
61Islamic Republic of Iran8,829,538.0tonnes
62Honduras8,378,551.5tonnes
63Algeria8,160,097.5tonnes
64Philippines8,002,750.5tonnes
65Ecuador7,552,509.0tonnes
66Ukraine6,479,251.5tonnes
67Bangladesh6,096,378.5tonnes
68Nicaragua5,452,108.5tonnes
69Kenya5,112,006.0tonnes
70Portugal4,951,183.0tonnes
71Spain4,850,679.0tonnes
72Japan4,601,138.0tonnes
73Pakistan4,123,256.8tonnes
74Türkiye3,885,804.8tonnes
75Greece3,757,256.0tonnes
76Cuba3,716,007.0tonnes
77Yemen2,941,439.0tonnes
78New Zealand2,917,101.8tonnes
79Gabon2,776,626.2tonnes
80United Arab Emirates2,753,183.0tonnes
81Vanuatu2,683,032.5tonnes
82Oman2,634,435.0tonnes
83Italy2,513,271.8tonnes
84Libya2,457,089.0tonnes
85Panama2,215,873.0tonnes
86Eswatini2,169,701.8tonnes
87Nepal2,166,038.2tonnes
88Sri Lanka2,003,983.5tonnes
89Uzbekistan1,990,491.6tonnes
90New Caledonia1,981,798.1tonnes
91Guyana1,923,210.5tonnes
92Dominican Republic1,920,024.4tonnes
93Belize1,903,040.1tonnes
94Turkmenistan1,803,949.1tonnes
95Egypt1,801,589.6tonnes
96France1,794,494.8tonnes
97North Korea1,680,102.5tonnes
98Niger1,616,390.5tonnes
99Somalia1,601,631.9tonnes
100Fiji1,487,068.6tonnes
101Republic of The Gambia1,310,611.1tonnes
102Romania1,267,054.8tonnes
103El Salvador970,115.0tonnes
104Mauritania917,531.4tonnes
105Costa Rica872,744.4tonnes
106South Korea866,930.2tonnes
107Uruguay850,457.2tonnes
108Sweden832,632.6tonnes
109Burundi752,187.4tonnes
110Suriname748,121.1tonnes
111Bahamas739,973.4tonnes
112Syrian Arab Republic706,711.7tonnes
113Timor-Leste661,847.1tonnes
114Belarus640,617.9tonnes
115Montserrat617,662.2tonnes
116French Guiana550,066.3tonnes
117Bulgaria543,672.4tonnes
118Morocco540,414.7tonnes
119Kuwait491,903.7tonnes
120The Republic of North Macedonia488,845.7tonnes
121Lesotho487,074.8tonnes
122Azerbaijan475,149.7tonnes
123United Kingdom473,776.4tonnes
124Germany421,133.2tonnes
125Taiwan, Province of China409,490.9tonnes
126Albania390,071.0tonnes
127Serbia386,932.9tonnes
128Afghanistan378,150.7tonnes
129Cape Verde375,778.7tonnes
130Belgium374,312.4tonnes
131Kyrgyzstan369,612.6tonnes
132Croatia352,988.3tonnes
133Bosnia and Herzegovina351,088.2tonnes
134Rwanda336,567.6tonnes
135Bhutan308,336.7tonnes
136Tunisia293,418.6tonnes
137Georgia289,277.5tonnes
138Brunei Darussalam280,056.4tonnes
139Norway265,937.5tonnes
140Falkland Islands (Malvinas)249,572.9tonnes
141Poland220,240.7tonnes
142Qatar217,415.3tonnes
143Jamaica216,209.9tonnes
144Singapore215,735.3tonnes
145Netherlands198,938.6tonnes
146Haiti168,087.4tonnes
147Finland158,435.7tonnes
148Israel150,926.5tonnes
149Hungary140,900.8tonnes
150Moldova, Republic of135,637.0tonnes
151Hong Kong132,412.1tonnes
152Trinidad and Tobago128,381.3tonnes
153Equatorial Guinea125,682.7tonnes
154Guam124,509.6tonnes
155Slovakia123,572.4tonnes
156Montenegro121,060.3tonnes
157Czech Republic113,470.1tonnes
158Armenia112,151.7tonnes
159Tajikistan111,776.2tonnes
160Greenland107,276.7tonnes
161Ireland100,717.5tonnes
162Lebanon93,927.1tonnes
163Denmark89,672.1tonnes
164Puerto Rico87,867.8tonnes
165Saint Vincent and the Grenadines86,907.1tonnes
166Solomon Islands82,354.3tonnes
167Djibouti79,841.6tonnes
168Cyprus75,001.3tonnes
169Turks and Caicos Islands74,597.8tonnes
170Comoros68,422.4tonnes
171Saint Kitts and Nevis59,455.7tonnes
172Latvia45,739.7tonnes
173Virgin Islands, British42,623.8tonnes
174Lithuania32,855.9tonnes
175State of Palestine31,442.1tonnes
176Austria25,871.1tonnes
177Estonia20,374.8tonnes
178Switzerland17,354.8tonnes
179Kiribati17,025.7tonnes
180Slovenia16,951.7tonnes
181Jordan13,868.7tonnes
182Antigua and Barbuda12,561.3tonnes
183Curaçao9,877.3tonnes
184Guadeloupe9,087.6tonnes
185Saint Helena7,617.9tonnes
186Bahrain7,217.9tonnes
187Saint Lucia6,468.6tonnes
188Gibraltar4,624.5tonnes
189Luxembourg3,968.8tonnes
190Martinique3,928.0tonnes
191Mayotte3,890.0tonnes
192Dominica3,756.9tonnes
193Virgin Islands, U.S.3,462.6tonnes
194Aruba2,452.0tonnes
195Iceland2,132.7tonnes
196Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba2,092.6tonnes
197Grenada1,767.9tonnes
198Western Sahara1,398.5tonnes
199Svalbard and Jan Mayen808.0tonnes
200Malta701.0tonnes
201Monaco499.7tonnes
202Andorra261.1tonnes
203Macao105.5tonnes
204Isle of Man90.2tonnes
205San Marino55.2tonnes
206Guernsey27.1tonnes
207Saint Barthélemy26.7tonnes
208Jersey22.6tonnes
209Cayman Islands0.0tonnes
210Cook Islands0.0tonnes
211Faroe Islands0.0tonnes
212French Polynesia0.0tonnes
213Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0tonnes
214Liechtenstein0.0tonnes
215Maldives0.0tonnes
216Mauritius0.0tonnes
217Nauru0.0tonnes
218Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0tonnes
219Niue0.0tonnes
220Northern Mariana Islands0.0tonnes
221Micronesia, Federated States of0.0tonnes
222Marshall Islands0.0tonnes
223Palau0.0tonnes
224Reunion0.0tonnes
225Anguilla0.0tonnes
226Saint Martin (French part)0.0tonnes
227Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0tonnes
228Sao Tome and Principe0.0tonnes
229Seychelles0.0tonnes
230Tokelau0.0tonnes
231Tonga0.0tonnes
232Tuvalu0.0tonnes
233Wallis and Futuna0.0tonnes
234Samoa0.0tonnes
235American Samoa0.0tonnes
236Barbados0.0tonnes
237Bermuda0.0tonnes
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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