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environmental2026

Maximum 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
52,133,141.6tonnes
Median: 1,453,629.8tonnes
Countries Covered
237
with available data
Highest
Canada
1,319,571,000.0tonnes
Lowest
Bermuda
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1Canada1,319,571,000.0tonnes
2Russian Federation1,303,552,300.0tonnes
3Brazil1,180,577,000.0tonnes
4Australia986,003,140.0tonnes
5Indonesia937,664,200.0tonnes
By Region
Oceania495,580,693.8tonnes(2 countries)
North America430,632,309.0tonnes(4 countries)
South America210,860,778.3tonnes(7 countries)
Africa101,208,510.6tonnes(9 countries)
Asia55,819,150.6tonnes(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 (1,319,571,000.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 52,133,141.6tonnes)

Oceania (2)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
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. 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 ↕
1Canada1,319,571,000.0tonnes
2Russian Federation1,303,552,300.0tonnes
3Brazil1,180,577,000.0tonnes
4Australia986,003,140.0tonnes
5Indonesia937,664,200.0tonnes
6Democratic Republic of the Congo723,354,430.0tonnes
7Angola538,933,060.0tonnes
8Bolivia359,365,340.0tonnes
9South Sudan329,941,150.0tonnes
10Central African Republic262,176,450.0tonnes
11Zambia256,042,240.0tonnes
12United States of America238,385,860.0tonnes
13Mozambique218,936,770.0tonnes
14Myanmar171,582,130.0tonnes
15Guinea168,849,600.0tonnes
16Lao People's Democratic Republic166,045,730.0tonnes
17Argentina162,498,770.0tonnes
18United Republic of Tanzania147,751,870.0tonnes
19Mexico134,440,270.0tonnes
20People's Republic of China114,987,496.0tonnes
21Kazakhstan113,926,560.0tonnes
22Botswana110,028,616.0tonnes
23Venezuela109,202,660.0tonnes
24Chad98,112,270.0tonnes
25Madagascar97,936,110.0tonnes
26India96,181,784.0tonnes
27Nigeria94,585,464.0tonnes
28Paraguay89,941,210.0tonnes
29Ethiopia84,468,080.0tonnes
30Sierra Leone83,552,460.0tonnes
31Namibia79,113,840.0tonnes
32South Africa77,127,220.0tonnes
33Ghana76,899,016.0tonnes
34Cameroon70,927,710.0tonnes
35Cote d'Ivoire59,655,980.0tonnes
36Cambodia55,826,350.0tonnes
37Colombia55,723,010.0tonnes
38Uganda55,215,972.0tonnes
39Sudan54,580,370.0tonnes
40Mongolia51,370,044.0tonnes
41Zimbabwe48,540,244.0tonnes
42Mali47,555,176.0tonnes
43Thailand45,782,876.0tonnes
44Eritrea39,053,060.0tonnes
45Liberia34,350,220.0tonnes
46Papua New Guinea34,306,736.0tonnes
47Saudi Arabia33,557,684.0tonnes
48Republic of the Congo30,742,290.0tonnes
49Guatemala30,132,106.0tonnes
50Senegal29,443,288.0tonnes
51Benin28,858,996.0tonnes
52Chile28,273,238.0tonnes
53Peru25,495,936.0tonnes
54Vietnam24,945,828.0tonnes
55Burkina Faso24,568,348.0tonnes
56Iraq24,130,546.0tonnes
57Malaysia23,812,406.0tonnes
58Ecuador22,003,864.0tonnes
59Algeria18,521,944.0tonnes
60Philippines18,339,746.0tonnes
61Islamic Republic of Iran17,925,346.0tonnes
62Greece17,351,270.0tonnes
63Portugal17,217,726.0tonnes
64Honduras17,140,514.0tonnes
65Malawi16,726,616.0tonnes
66Guinea-Bissau14,654,349.0tonnes
67Togo13,754,718.0tonnes
68Ukraine13,103,251.0tonnes
69Spain11,125,336.0tonnes
70Türkiye11,080,235.0tonnes
71Bangladesh11,036,149.0tonnes
72Kenya10,091,723.0tonnes
73Yemen9,893,239.0tonnes
74Nicaragua9,391,778.0tonnes
75Cuba8,355,241.0tonnes
76Pakistan8,329,822.5tonnes
77United Arab Emirates8,210,142.5tonnes
78Vanuatu7,614,804.5tonnes
79Egypt7,514,153.5tonnes
80Oman6,930,676.5tonnes
81New Caledonia6,679,040.0tonnes
82Japan6,574,348.0tonnes
83Nepal5,727,225.0tonnes
84Guyana5,638,783.0tonnes
85Montserrat5,609,348.5tonnes
86Italy5,242,388.0tonnes
87New Zealand5,158,247.5tonnes
88France4,792,547.5tonnes
89Fiji4,443,516.0tonnes
90Dominican Republic4,415,102.5tonnes
91Panama4,311,591.0tonnes
92Eswatini4,246,113.0tonnes
93North Korea4,192,730.8tonnes
94Libya4,002,232.0tonnes
95Belize3,837,699.0tonnes
96Uzbekistan3,818,030.2tonnes
97Turkmenistan3,755,814.0tonnes
98Gabon3,752,330.0tonnes
99Sri Lanka3,660,555.0tonnes
100Somalia3,269,338.0tonnes
101Albania3,241,297.5tonnes
102Morocco2,735,934.8tonnes
103Niger2,730,308.2tonnes
104Sweden2,529,383.2tonnes
105Syrian Arab Republic2,497,307.8tonnes
106Mauritania2,353,105.0tonnes
107Republic of The Gambia2,284,717.2tonnes
108Romania2,273,710.0tonnes
109Suriname2,193,436.8tonnes
110Norway2,176,672.5tonnes
111Belarus2,109,417.2tonnes
112Timor-Leste1,766,519.0tonnes
113Costa Rica1,757,654.9tonnes
114Burundi1,737,860.2tonnes
115Cape Verde1,684,547.4tonnes
116Qatar1,674,869.5tonnes
117El Salvador1,624,467.4tonnes
118Bahamas1,582,684.9tonnes
119Uruguay1,453,629.8tonnes
120South Korea1,418,542.5tonnes
121Bosnia and Herzegovina1,416,884.4tonnes
122Brunei Darussalam1,301,146.1tonnes
123Tunisia1,297,804.4tonnes
124Croatia1,228,319.9tonnes
125Lesotho1,228,271.2tonnes
126The Republic of North Macedonia1,190,667.2tonnes
127United Kingdom1,184,280.2tonnes
128Kyrgyzstan1,161,909.2tonnes
129Bulgaria1,146,743.4tonnes
130Kuwait1,122,271.6tonnes
131Turks and Caicos Islands1,049,459.5tonnes
132Singapore1,014,752.6tonnes
133French Guiana1,014,639.1tonnes
134Azerbaijan997,045.9tonnes
135Saint Vincent and the Grenadines888,343.4tonnes
136Serbia854,772.9tonnes
137Afghanistan840,365.4tonnes
138Taiwan, Province of China836,101.0tonnes
139Germany809,731.3tonnes
140Falkland Islands (Malvinas)807,082.3tonnes
141Belgium772,014.8tonnes
142Greenland734,629.3tonnes
143Bhutan733,221.9tonnes
144Rwanda632,515.6tonnes
145Poland618,490.4tonnes
146Virgin Islands, British603,050.3tonnes
147Montenegro493,271.0tonnes
148Israel479,624.8tonnes
149Hong Kong456,840.7tonnes
150Jamaica432,888.9tonnes
151Georgia418,725.4tonnes
152Trinidad and Tobago391,694.1tonnes
153Finland384,013.2tonnes
154Moldova, Republic of379,441.7tonnes
155Ireland378,860.3tonnes
156Kiribati374,565.4tonnes
157Djibouti360,239.8tonnes
158Saint Kitts and Nevis351,565.0tonnes
159Hungary335,319.2tonnes
160Guam334,162.5tonnes
161Netherlands326,359.6tonnes
162Comoros312,706.9tonnes
163Denmark280,593.3tonnes
164Lebanon279,478.5tonnes
165Haiti270,261.6tonnes
166Equatorial Guinea257,497.7tonnes
167Tajikistan253,882.2tonnes
168Cyprus240,691.9tonnes
169Latvia233,699.7tonnes
170Armenia229,783.1tonnes
171Slovakia224,722.0tonnes
172Puerto Rico202,850.1tonnes
173Solomon Islands192,405.4tonnes
174Czech Republic189,324.9tonnes
175Lithuania123,225.1tonnes
176Antigua and Barbuda112,844.3tonnes
177Austria107,067.6tonnes
178Estonia96,217.7tonnes
179State of Palestine73,638.9tonnes
180Curaçao72,469.6tonnes
181Slovenia71,266.9tonnes
182Switzerland55,259.1tonnes
183Gibraltar50,141.1tonnes
184Guadeloupe49,584.8tonnes
185Iceland46,919.8tonnes
186Jordan35,490.3tonnes
187Bahrain29,685.5tonnes
188Saint Lucia26,143.8tonnes
189Virgin Islands, U.S.25,642.4tonnes
190Saint Helena25,624.8tonnes
191Martinique19,592.1tonnes
192Dominica18,702.4tonnes
193Svalbard and Jan Mayen17,774.9tonnes
194Grenada17,179.8tonnes
195Aruba15,296.5tonnes
196Mayotte14,174.1tonnes
197Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba13,308.5tonnes
198Monaco10,395.8tonnes
199Luxembourg9,707.0tonnes
200Western Sahara8,889.6tonnes
201Malta4,754.8tonnes
202Macao1,582.7tonnes
203Andorra910.5tonnes
204Isle of Man838.0tonnes
205Saint Barthélemy586.5tonnes
206San Marino565.0tonnes
207Jersey496.2tonnes
208Guernsey392.6tonnes
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
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Topics

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Data Source

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

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