This dataset supports the State of Wildfires 2023-24 report under review at Earth System Science Data Discussions (Jones et al., under review, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-2024-218). The dataset provides annual data and final-year anomalies in burned area (BA), fire carbon (C) emissions, and fire properties (e.g. distributional statistics for fire count, size, rate of growth). Annual data relate to the global fire season defined as March-February (e.g., March 2023-February 2024), aligning with an annuall lull in the global fire calendar (see Jones et al., 2024). The complete methodology is described by Jones et al. (2024). Citation Work utilising our regional summaries should cite both Jones et al. (2024, under review, ESSD) AND the primary reference for the variable(s) of interest as follows: Giglio et al. (2018) for MODIS MCD64A1 BA. van der Werf et al. (2017) for GFED4.1s fire C emissions. Kaiser er al. (2012) for GFAS fire C emissions. van der Werf et al. (2017) AND Kaiser er al. (2012) for the average of GFED4.1s and GFAS fire C emissions. Andela et al. (2019) for the Global Fire Atlas. Input Data Burned Area (BA) BA data from NASA’s MODIS BA product (MCD64A1) are extended from Giglio et al. (2018) and are available at Giglio et al. (2021, https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/mcd64a1v061/). Period: 2001-February 2024 Resolution: 500m Fire Carbon (C) Emissions GFED4.1s fire C emissions data are extended from van der Werf and are available at https://globalfiredata.org/. Period: 2003-February 2024 Resolution: 0.25 degree, daily GFAS fire C emissions data are extended from Kaiser et al. (2012) and are available at https://confluence.ecmwf.int/display/CKB/CAMS+global+biomass+burning+emissions+based+on+fire+radiative+power+%28GFAS%29%3A+data+documentation. Period: 2003-February 2024 Resolution: 0.1 degree, daily Global Fire Atlas (Individual Fire Atlas and Properties) Global Fire Atlas are extended from Andela et al. (2019) and are available at Andela and Jones (2024, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11400062, last access: 31 May 2024). Period: 2002-February 2024 Driven by 500m MODIS BA data (collection 6.1) Regional Analysis We performed "cookie-cutting" (spatial and temporal masking) of the above input data sets to features in each of the following regional layers (e.g. per country in the "Countries" layer). The statistics derived from cookie-cutting are listed below. Full details in Jones et al. (2024). Layer Short Form Source Biomes NA Olson et al. (2001) Continents NA ArcGIS Hub (2024) Continental Biomes NA See above Countries NA EU Eurostat (2020) UC Davis Global Administrative Areas (GADM) Level 1 GADM-L1 UC Davis (2022) Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) Working Group I (WGI) Reference Regions IPCC AR6 WGI Regions IPCC (2021); SantanderMetGroup (2021) Global C Project Regional C Cycle Assessment and Processes (RECCAP2) Reference Regions RECCAP2 Regions Ciais et al. (2022) Global Fire Emissions Database (GFED) Basis Regions GFED4.1s Regions van der Werf et al. (2006) Regional Statistics and Anomalies Burned Area (BA) Calculated regional totals for each fire season. Relative and standardized anomalies from historical data (since 2001). Ranking amongst all recorded fire seasons. Onset, peak, and cessation based on monthly deviations from climatological means. Carbon Emissions Calculated regional totals for each fire season. Relative and standardized anomalies from historical data (since 2003). Ranking amongst all recorded fire seasons. Onset, peak, and cessation based on monthly deviations from climatological means. Statistics available for GFAS, GFED, and their mean. Individual Fire Properties Based on ignition point vectors from the Global Fire Atlas. Calculated regional count. Calculated regional maxima and 95th percentiles for each fire season. Relative and standardized anomalies from historical data (since 2002). Ranked anomalies among all recorded fire seasons.