Australia vs World: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC

Australia
5,659 kt
in 2020
World
6,319 kt
in 2020
Australia rank
1st
World rank
1st

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC over time

  • Australia
  • World
05.0k10.0k15.0k199020052020

How they compare

World currently reports 6,319 kt against 5,659 kt in Australia, a difference of 660 kt.

That makes World's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia World Difference Ahead
1990s 8,714 kt 9,727 kt 1,013 kt World
2000s 10,094 kt 11,200 kt 1,107 kt World
2010s 7,410 kt 8,321 kt 910.67 kt World
2020s 5,659 kt 6,319 kt 659.45 kt World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc, Australia or World?
World, at 6,319 kt against 5,659 kt in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc between Australia and World?
660 kt, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
31 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Australia and World rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) from CH4 (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