Australia vs China: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate
Australia
-22.2 % change on previous year
in 2024
China
-23.14 % change on previous year
in 2024
Australia rank
70th
China rank
71st
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports -22.2 % change on previous year against -23.14 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.94 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.
Australia ranks 70th and China ranks 71st of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and China in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.37 % change on previous year | 11.53 % change on previous year | 6.84 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2000s | 118.24 % change on previous year | 21.16 % change on previous year | 97.07 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2010s | 107.62 % change on previous year | 7.4 % change on previous year | 100.22 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2020s | -4.61 % change on previous year | 12.58 % change on previous year | 17.19 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate, Australia or China?
- Australia, at -22.2 % change on previous year against -23.14 % change on previous year in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate between Australia and China?
- 0.94 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for forest fires — emissions (ch4), annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 70th and China ranks 71st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.