Australia and New Zealand vs OECD: Savanna fires — Emissions

Australia and New Zealand
679.93 kt
in 2024
OECD
761.04 kt
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st

Savanna fires — Emissions over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • OECD
5001.0k1.5k2.0k199020072024

How they compare

OECD currently reports 761.04 kt against 679.93 kt in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 81.11 kt.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd 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 and New Zealand OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 1,016 kt 1,080 kt 64.75 kt OECD
2000s 1,189 kt 1,246 kt 57.68 kt OECD
2010s 1,050 kt 1,110 kt 60.15 kt OECD
2020s 764.16 kt 840.09 kt 75.93 kt OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Australia and New Zealand or OECD?
OECD, at 761.04 kt against 679.93 kt in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Australia and New Zealand and OECD?
81.11 kt, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and OECD?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and OECD rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd 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 — Emissions (CH4). 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 — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
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.