Australia vs United States of America: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq)
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 1,610 kt against 980 kt in Australia, a difference of 630 kt.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 18th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,695 kt | 2,431 kt | 3,264 kt | Australia |
| 2000s | 3,145 kt | 1,762 kt | 1,382 kt | Australia |
| 2010s | 3,511 kt | 1,804 kt | 1,706 kt | Australia |
| 2020s | 3,180 kt | 3,196 kt | 15.87 kt | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — emissions (co2eq), Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 1,610 kt against 980 kt in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — emissions (co2eq) between Australia and United States of America?
- 630 kt, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for forest fires — emissions (co2eq)?
- Australia ranks 20th and United States of America ranks 18th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf