Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 5.73 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
5.73 kt
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
7th
of 42 countries
All-time high
15.82 kt
in 1997
All-time low
5.12 kt
in 2007
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

57.51012.5151990200520201990: 11.7 kt1991: 11.5 kt1992: 10.6 kt1993: 12.9 kt1994: 14.7 kt1995: 8.5 kt1996: 13 kt1997: 15.8 kt1998: 14.3 kt1999: 15.4 kt2000: 13.7 kt2001: 13.8 kt2002: 14.2 kt2003: 6.7 kt2004: 13.8 kt2005: 9.1 kt2006: 11.5 kt2007: 5.1 kt2008: 6.3 kt2009: 7.9 kt2010: 6.8 kt2011: 10.1 kt2012: 10.2 kt2013: 9.5 kt2014: 8.9 kt2015: 8.5 kt2016: 7.7 kt2017: 12.4 kt2018: 8.6 kt2019: 5.5 kt2020: 5.7 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2020, burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia stood at 5.73 kt.

The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 15.82 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 5.12 kt, in 2007.

That places Australia 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.84 kt 8.52 kt 15.82 kt 10
2000s 10.21 kt 5.12 kt 14.22 kt 10
2010s 8.81 kt 5.46 kt 12.4 kt 10
2020s 5.73 kt 5.73 kt 5.73 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 4 Romania 20.92 kt compare
  2. 5 Argentina 6.49 kt compare
  3. 6 Uzbekistan 6.29 kt compare
  4. 8 Türkiye 5.3 kt compare
  5. 9 Kenya 5 kt compare
  6. 10 Guyana 4.38 kt compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia was 5.73 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 15.82 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.12 kt in 2007.
How does Australia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 7th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
48 places, 1,025 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