Asia vs Australia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Asia
37.21 million t
in 2024
Australia
295.62 million t
in 2024
Asia rank
5th
Australia rank
3rd
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Asia
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 295.62 million t against 37.21 million t in Asia, a difference of 258.41 million t.
That makes Australia's figure about 7.9 times Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Asia ranks 5th and Australia ranks 3rd of 22 groups.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.47 million t | 441.60 million t | 380.13 million t | Australia |
| 2000s | 83.47 million t | 516.75 million t | 433.28 million t | Australia |
| 2010s | 65.75 million t | 456.54 million t | 390.79 million t | Australia |
| 2020s | 43.51 million t | 332.24 million t | 288.72 million t | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Asia or Australia?
- Australia, at 295.62 million t against 37.21 million t in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Asia and Australia?
- 258.41 million t, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Australia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Asia ranks 5th and Australia ranks 3rd of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.