Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?

Australia and New Zealand, at 14.68 kt against 14.61 kt in Australia as of 2024.

What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?

0.07 kt, 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.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Forest fires — Emissions

Australia

14.61 kt

in 2024

Australia and New Zealand

14.68 kt

in 2024

Australia rank

21st

Australia and New Zealand rank

20th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

Australia
Australia and New Zealand

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 14.68 kt against 14.61 kt in Australia, a difference of 0.07 kt.

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	138.93 kt	138.96 kt	0.029 kt	Australia and New Zealand
2000s	62.39 kt	62.42 kt	0.033 kt	Australia and New Zealand
2010s	67.26 kt	67.29 kt	0.0309 kt	Australia and New Zealand
2020s	51.66 kt	51.71 kt	0.0492 kt	Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?: Australia and New Zealand, at 14.68 kt against 14.61 kt in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?: 0.07 kt, 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 — emissions?: 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 — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.