Australia vs Europe: Savanna — Burning crop residues
Australia
18.20 million t
in 2024
Europe
12.08 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
11th
Europe rank
13th
Savanna — Burning crop residues over time
- Australia
- Europe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 18.20 million t against 12.08 million t in Europe, a difference of 6.11 million t.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Europe ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.12 million t | 7.68 million t | 44.45 million t | Australia |
| 2000s | 42.12 million t | 13.40 million t | 28.73 million t | Australia |
| 2010s | 32.59 million t | 14.32 million t | 18.27 million t | Australia |
| 2020s | 22.25 million t | 14.86 million t | 7.39 million t | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burning crop residues, Australia or Europe?
- Australia, at 18.20 million t against 12.08 million t in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burning crop residues between Australia and Europe?
- 6.11 million t, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Europe rank globally for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Australia ranks 11th and Europe ranks 13th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.