Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Australia
6.35 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
6.38 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 6.38 million t against 6.35 million t in Australia, a difference of 32,480 t.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th of 219 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.31 million t | 31.32 million t | 9,860 t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 24.90 million t | 24.92 million t | 12,446 t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 29.24 million t | 29.26 million t | 13,429 t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 22.46 million t | 22.48 million t | 21,438 t | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 6.38 million t against 6.35 million t in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 32,480 t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for forest fires — burning crop residues?
- Australia ranks 21st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.