Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues

Australia
295.62 million t
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
295.62 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd

Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time

  • Australia
  • Australia and New Zealand
200.0M400.0M600.0M800.0M1.0B199020072024

How they compare

Australia and New Zealand currently reports 295.62 million t against 295.62 million t in Australia, a difference of 3,000 t.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 221 countries.

Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
1990s 441.60 million t 441.60 million t 3,000 t Australia and New Zealand
2000s 516.75 million t 516.75 million t 3,100 t Australia and New Zealand
2010s 456.54 million t 456.55 million t 5,600 t Australia and New Zealand
2020s 332.24 million t 332.24 million t 6,800 t Australia and New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia and New Zealand, at 295.62 million t against 295.62 million t in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
3,000 t, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
Australia ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 221 countries.
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

Indicator
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.