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environmental2026

Minimum 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
13,723,399.4tonnes
Median: 110,921.2tonnes
Countries Covered
237
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
461,642,080.0tonnes
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0tonnes
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo461,642,080.0tonnes
2Angola299,289,180.0tonnes
3Brazil298,088,200.0tonnes
4Russian Federation249,815,580.0tonnes
5Australia193,659,300.0tonnes
By Region
Oceania97,825,733.1tonnes(2 countries)
South America57,135,503.3tonnes(7 countries)
Africa50,297,566.8tonnes(9 countries)
North America42,401,648.5tonnes(4 countries)
Other11,828,811.9tonnes(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 (461,642,080.0tonnes)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 13,723,399.4tonnes)

Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
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 ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo461,642,080.0tonnes
2Angola299,289,180.0tonnes
3Brazil298,088,200.0tonnes
4Russian Federation249,815,580.0tonnes
5Australia193,659,300.0tonnes
6South Sudan159,794,420.0tonnes
7Zambia147,412,700.0tonnes
8Central African Republic104,383,340.0tonnes
9United States of America91,641,736.0tonnes
10Mozambique80,886,920.0tonnes
11Guinea71,401,660.0tonnes
12United Republic of Tanzania60,381,384.0tonnes
13Argentina54,776,010.0tonnes
14People's Republic of China51,979,536.0tonnes
15Madagascar51,287,110.0tonnes
16Mexico44,332,496.0tonnes
17India44,208,436.0tonnes
18Myanmar42,697,044.0tonnes
19Nigeria40,980,636.0tonnes
20South Africa40,471,092.0tonnes
21Indonesia38,533,764.0tonnes
22Ethiopia36,877,380.0tonnes
23Bolivia36,381,856.0tonnes
24Lao People's Democratic Republic35,210,636.0tonnes
25Venezuela33,669,316.0tonnes
26Chad33,631,340.0tonnes
27Cameroon30,250,158.0tonnes
28Ghana30,091,392.0tonnes
29Canada28,272,590.0tonnes
30Colombia25,100,872.0tonnes
31Sudan24,585,074.0tonnes
32Paraguay24,228,906.0tonnes
33Mali21,890,428.0tonnes
34Republic of the Congo18,642,082.0tonnes
35Sierra Leone15,422,824.0tonnes
36Senegal15,075,319.0tonnes
37Cambodia14,119,597.0tonnes
38Peru12,244,643.0tonnes
39Cote d'Ivoire12,200,040.0tonnes
40Kazakhstan10,834,623.0tonnes
41Uganda10,593,924.0tonnes
42Vietnam9,181,310.0tonnes
43Botswana9,092,440.0tonnes
44Burkina Faso8,718,294.0tonnes
45Zimbabwe7,861,681.5tonnes
46Papua New Guinea6,911,453.5tonnes
47Namibia6,682,758.5tonnes
48Benin6,632,155.0tonnes
49Chile6,103,052.5tonnes
50Malawi5,928,446.5tonnes
51Guatemala5,359,772.0tonnes
52Guinea-Bissau4,842,322.5tonnes
53Islamic Republic of Iran4,259,271.0tonnes
54Philippines3,933,690.2tonnes
55Thailand3,772,028.8tonnes
56Togo3,546,445.0tonnes
57Honduras3,362,823.8tonnes
58Ecuador3,339,247.2tonnes
59Liberia3,151,025.0tonnes
60Japan2,997,039.0tonnes
61Kenya2,224,265.5tonnes
62Ukraine2,197,538.8tonnes
63Nicaragua2,171,157.0tonnes
64Algeria2,152,862.8tonnes
65Türkiye2,091,686.4tonnes
66New Zealand1,992,166.2tonnes
67Malaysia1,923,516.1tonnes
68Pakistan1,885,371.9tonnes
69Bangladesh1,878,045.5tonnes
70Gabon1,857,780.0tonnes
71Libya1,572,169.5tonnes
72Cuba1,435,670.5tonnes
73Italy1,393,370.8tonnes
74Saudi Arabia1,389,211.4tonnes
75Spain1,316,046.5tonnes
76Mongolia1,267,178.4tonnes
77Iraq1,171,960.8tonnes
78France1,042,012.5tonnes
79Panama838,470.5tonnes
80Dominican Republic837,573.9tonnes
81Nepal812,438.2tonnes
82Eswatini698,107.9tonnes
83Niger698,102.1tonnes
84Sri Lanka690,979.7tonnes
85Portugal686,773.9tonnes
86Greece684,517.7tonnes
87Uzbekistan678,756.6tonnes
88Turkmenistan644,385.3tonnes
89Guyana631,626.9tonnes
90El Salvador613,589.9tonnes
91Republic of The Gambia572,507.1tonnes
92Belize568,871.1tonnes
93Egypt496,300.5tonnes
94Costa Rica458,366.8tonnes
95South Korea455,227.0tonnes
96Somalia442,648.1tonnes
97Vanuatu424,664.4tonnes
98Romania380,023.2tonnes
99Fiji362,626.3tonnes
100Burundi303,103.8tonnes
101Uruguay296,498.1tonnes
102Sweden289,643.6tonnes
103Oman289,366.9tonnes
104Taiwan, Province of China236,536.1tonnes
105Germany219,533.8tonnes
106Suriname219,325.7tonnes
107Bulgaria210,855.7tonnes
108Mauritania204,059.3tonnes
109Eritrea191,029.5tonnes
110United Kingdom176,580.2tonnes
111The Republic of North Macedonia175,772.0tonnes
112Belgium159,749.2tonnes
113Belarus152,064.5tonnes
114North Korea151,408.8tonnes
115Azerbaijan151,312.4tonnes
116United Arab Emirates140,834.5tonnes
117Bahamas127,611.4tonnes
118Kuwait112,981.3tonnes
119Yemen110,921.2tonnes
120Georgia106,817.1tonnes
121Jamaica105,640.9tonnes
122Bhutan105,442.2tonnes
123Serbia102,926.4tonnes
124Timor-Leste99,535.5tonnes
125Netherlands97,602.2tonnes
126Rwanda96,490.8tonnes
127Lesotho95,399.1tonnes
128Morocco94,991.9tonnes
129French Guiana88,005.0tonnes
130Haiti87,534.4tonnes
131New Caledonia79,029.6tonnes
132Israel75,237.6tonnes
133Slovakia71,028.4tonnes
134Kyrgyzstan64,513.0tonnes
135Afghanistan62,725.3tonnes
136Poland57,654.7tonnes
137Czech Republic55,878.4tonnes
138Bosnia and Herzegovina53,442.5tonnes
139Finland47,155.0tonnes
140Croatia43,060.3tonnes
141Equatorial Guinea42,454.1tonnes
142Tajikistan38,896.6tonnes
143Armenia37,353.3tonnes
144Syrian Arab Republic36,558.5tonnes
145Brunei Darussalam30,381.1tonnes
146Norway27,692.9tonnes
147Trinidad and Tobago27,221.0tonnes
148Albania26,331.8tonnes
149Hong Kong25,818.5tonnes
150Hungary25,646.9tonnes
151Denmark21,620.0tonnes
152Cyprus18,653.9tonnes
153Puerto Rico16,892.1tonnes
154Lebanon16,806.2tonnes
155Tunisia16,410.5tonnes
156Qatar15,294.2tonnes
157Moldova, Republic of15,160.9tonnes
158Solomon Islands15,093.9tonnes
159Comoros14,135.8tonnes
160Ireland11,854.4tonnes
161Austria11,167.8tonnes
162Lithuania7,824.6tonnes
163State of Palestine7,429.2tonnes
164Latvia6,197.5tonnes
165Djibouti5,388.4tonnes
166Montenegro4,966.5tonnes
167Singapore3,301.9tonnes
168Jordan3,045.3tonnes
169Switzerland2,522.6tonnes
170Slovenia2,243.4tonnes
171Saint Kitts and Nevis1,117.5tonnes
172Luxembourg928.2tonnes
173Estonia500.3tonnes
174Cape Verde0.0tonnes
175Cayman Islands0.0tonnes
176Mayotte0.0tonnes
177Cook Islands0.0tonnes
178Dominica0.0tonnes
179Faroe Islands0.0tonnes
180Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0tonnes
181French Polynesia0.0tonnes
182Gibraltar0.0tonnes
183Kiribati0.0tonnes
184Greenland0.0tonnes
185Grenada0.0tonnes
186Guadeloupe0.0tonnes
187Guam0.0tonnes
188Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0tonnes
189Iceland0.0tonnes
190Liechtenstein0.0tonnes
191Macao0.0tonnes
192Maldives0.0tonnes
193Malta0.0tonnes
194Martinique0.0tonnes
195Mauritius0.0tonnes
196Monaco0.0tonnes
197Montserrat0.0tonnes
198Nauru0.0tonnes
199Curaçao0.0tonnes
200Aruba0.0tonnes
201Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0tonnes
202Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0tonnes
203Niue0.0tonnes
204Northern Mariana Islands0.0tonnes
205Micronesia, Federated States of0.0tonnes
206Marshall Islands0.0tonnes
207Palau0.0tonnes
208Reunion0.0tonnes
209Saint Barthélemy0.0tonnes
210Saint Helena0.0tonnes
211Anguilla0.0tonnes
212Saint Lucia0.0tonnes
213Saint Martin (French part)0.0tonnes
214Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0tonnes
215Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0tonnes
216San Marino0.0tonnes
217Sao Tome and Principe0.0tonnes
218Seychelles0.0tonnes
219Western Sahara0.0tonnes
220Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0tonnes
221Tokelau0.0tonnes
222Tonga0.0tonnes
223Turks and Caicos Islands0.0tonnes
224Tuvalu0.0tonnes
225Guernsey0.0tonnes
226Jersey0.0tonnes
227Isle of Man0.0tonnes
228Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0tonnes
229Wallis and Futuna0.0tonnes
230Samoa0.0tonnes
231American Samoa0.0tonnes
232Andorra0.0tonnes
233Antigua and Barbuda0.0tonnes
234Bahrain0.0tonnes
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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