Australia vs OECD: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4)
Australia
679.92 kt
in 2024
OECD
761.04 kt
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Australia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 761.04 kt against 679.92 kt in Australia, a difference of 81.12 kt.
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 | 1,016 kt | 1,080 kt | 64.76 kt | OECD |
| 2000s | 1,189 kt | 1,246 kt | 57.69 kt | OECD |
| 2010s | 1,050 kt | 1,110 kt | 60.16 kt | OECD |
| 2020s | 764.14 kt | 840.09 kt | 75.95 kt | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Australia or OECD?
- OECD, at 761.04 kt against 679.92 kt in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Australia and OECD?
- 81.12 kt, 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 — emissions?
- 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 — Emissions (CH4). 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.