Australia vs Southern Europe: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4)
Australia
14.61 kt
in 2024
Southern Europe
4.33 kt
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Southern Europe rank
23rd
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Australia
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 14.61 kt against 4.33 kt in Southern Europe, a difference of 10.28 kt.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.4 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 138.93 kt | 8.29 kt | 130.64 kt | Australia |
| 2000s | 62.39 kt | 5.36 kt | 57.03 kt | Australia |
| 2010s | 67.26 kt | 3.26 kt | 63.99 kt | Australia |
| 2020s | 51.66 kt | 5.5 kt | 46.16 kt | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Australia or Southern Europe?
- Australia, at 14.61 kt against 4.33 kt in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Australia and Southern Europe?
- 10.28 kt, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Southern Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Southern Europe rank globally for forest fires — emissions?
- Australia ranks 21st and Southern Europe ranks 23rd 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
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.