Australia vs World: Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4)
Australia
385.38 kt
in 2024
World
476.68 kt
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 476.68 kt against 385.38 kt in Australia, a difference of 91.3 kt.
That makes World's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 218 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 636.82 kt | 857.77 kt | 220.95 kt | World |
| 2000s | 706.51 kt | 859.29 kt | 152.78 kt | World |
| 2010s | 668.06 kt | 810.33 kt | 142.27 kt | World |
| 2020s | 478.94 kt | 673.84 kt | 194.9 kt | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — emissions, Australia or World?
- World, at 476.68 kt against 385.38 kt in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — emissions between Australia and World?
- 91.3 kt, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for open shrubland — emissions?
- Australia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.