Australia vs China: Other forest — Emissions
Australia
9,893 kt
in 2024
China
6,912 kt
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
China rank
16th
Other forest — Emissions over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9,893 kt against 6,912 kt in China, a difference of 2,981 kt.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and China ranks 16th of 146 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,857 kt | 11,213 kt | 28,644 kt | Australia |
| 2010s | 44,743 kt | 7,327 kt | 37,415 kt | Australia |
| 2020s | 35,331 kt | 6,808 kt | 28,524 kt | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — emissions, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 9,893 kt against 6,912 kt in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — emissions between Australia and China?
- 2,981 kt, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for other forest — emissions?
- Australia ranks 15th and China ranks 16th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — Emissions (CO2). 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.