Australia vs United States of America: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC

Australia
7,205 kt
in 2020
United States of America
617.46 kt
in 2020
Australia rank
1st
United States of America rank
4th

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC over time

  • Australia
  • United States of America
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020052020

How they compare

Australia currently reports 7,205 kt against 617.46 kt in United States of America, a difference of 6,588 kt.

That makes Australia's figure about 11.7 times United States of America's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia United States of America Difference Ahead
1990s 10,795 kt 396.99 kt 10,398 kt Australia
2000s 12,723 kt 703.5 kt 12,020 kt Australia
2010s 9,495 kt 758.36 kt 8,737 kt Australia
2020s 7,205 kt 617.46 kt 6,588 kt Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc, Australia or United States of America?
Australia, at 7,205 kt against 617.46 kt in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc between Australia and United States of America?
6,588 kt, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 4th of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
24 places, 712 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf