Australia vs OECD: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Australia
295.62 million t
in 2024
OECD
330.89 million t
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Australia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 330.89 million t against 295.62 million t in Australia, a difference of 35.27 million t.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 221 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 441.60 million t | 469.76 million t | 28.16 million t | OECD |
| 2000s | 516.75 million t | 541.83 million t | 25.08 million t | OECD |
| 2010s | 456.54 million t | 482.70 million t | 26.16 million t | OECD |
| 2020s | 332.24 million t | 365.26 million t | 33.02 million t | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Australia or OECD?
- OECD, at 330.89 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 OECD?
- 35.27 million t, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and OECD rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Australia ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st 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
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.