Australia vs Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O)

Australia
62.08 kt
in 2024
Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
242.16 kt
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank
1st

Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) over time

  • Australia
  • Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
0100200300199020072024

How they compare

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) currently reports 242.16 kt against 62.08 kt in Australia, a difference of 180.08 kt.

That makes Least Developed Countries (LDCs)'s figure about 3.9 times Australia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 3rd and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st of 221 countries.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 92.74 kt 259.47 kt 166.73 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2000s 108.52 kt 271.93 kt 163.42 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2010s 95.87 kt 249.9 kt 154.02 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
2020s 69.77 kt 234.3 kt 164.53 kt Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions, Australia or Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs), at 242.16 kt against 62.08 kt in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions between Australia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
180.08 kt, with Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank globally for savanna fires — emissions?
Australia ranks 3rd and Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 1st of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O). 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 (N2O)
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
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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.