Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Indonesia

Indonesia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires was 1,348 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
1,348
Change on year
up 433.7%
World rank
14th
of 209 countries
All-time high
40,855
in 1997
All-time low
32.35
in 2017
Years of data
30
1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Indonesia, 1990–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200420191990: 3.6k1991: 3.6k1992: 3.6k1993: 3.6k1994: 3.6k1995: 3.6k1996: 2.2k1997: 40.9k1998: 26.3k1999: 3.3k2000: 991.82001: 69.72002: 1.4k2003: 293.82004: 1.3k2005: 4422006: 1.7k2007: 151.72008: 91.62009: 1.1k2010: 48.52011: 323.52012: 505.22013: 241.12014: 1.2k2015: 2.0k2016: 147.12017: 32.42018: 252.62019: 1.3k

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Indonesia stood at 1,348.

The figure is up 433.7% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Indonesia peaked at 40,855 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 32.35, in 2017.

That places Indonesia 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Indonesia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 3,592 —
1991 3,592 +0.0%
1992 3,592 +0.0%
1993 3,592 +0.0%
1994 3,592 +0.0%
1995 3,592 +0.0%
1996 2,238 -37.7%
1997 40,855 +1725.7%
1998 26,280 -35.7%
1999 3,288 -87.5%
2000 991.77 -69.8%
2001 69.68 -93.0%
2002 1,388 +1892.5%
2003 293.84 -78.8%
2004 1,334 +354.0%
2005 442.02 -66.9%
2006 1,684 +281.0%
2007 151.65 -91.0%
2008 91.59 -39.6%
2009 1,070 +1068.4%
2010 48.52 -95.5%
2011 323.49 +566.8%
2012 505.19 +56.2%
2013 241.12 -52.3%
2014 1,160 +381.1%
2015 1,975 +70.3%
2016 147.13 -92.6%
2017 32.35 -78.0%
2018 252.56 +680.7%
2019 1,348 +433.7%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

  • Indonesia's 1,348 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2, 673.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Indonesia's 1,348 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0581, 23201.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Indonesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +1892.5% 69.68 1,388
1997 +1725.7% 2,238 40,855
2009 +1068.4% 91.59 1,070

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,421 2,238 40,855 10
2000s 751.72 69.68 1,684 10
2010s 603.38 32.35 1,975 10

Countries ranked near Indonesia

  1. 11 India 1,606 compare
  2. 12 Cambodia 1,450 compare
  3. 13 Mexico 1,351 compare
  4. 15 Canada 1,120 compare
  5. 16 Thailand 1,102 compare
  6. 17 United States 814.71 compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Indonesia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Indonesia was 1,348 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Indonesia?
The highest recorded value was 40,855 in 1997.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Indonesia?
The lowest recorded value was 32.35 in 2017.
How does Indonesia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires?
Indonesia ranks 14th out of 209 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Indonesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Indonesia data come from?
The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires
Source
FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).