Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 224.14 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
224.14 kt
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
5th
of 42 countries
All-time high
613.69 kt
in 1997
All-time low
196.29 kt
in 2007
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

2003004005006001990200520201990: 450.5 kt1991: 444.4 kt1992: 413.5 kt1993: 497.4 kt1994: 569.3 kt1995: 329.1 kt1996: 505.6 kt1997: 613.7 kt1998: 553.7 kt1999: 600.8 kt2000: 533 kt2001: 538.2 kt2002: 554.8 kt2003: 259.7 kt2004: 535.9 kt2005: 353.3 kt2006: 448.7 kt2007: 196.3 kt2008: 247.5 kt2009: 306.2 kt2010: 266.2 kt2011: 392.3 kt2012: 397.3 kt2013: 373.7 kt2014: 346.5 kt2015: 330.9 kt2016: 300.2 kt2017: 487.6 kt2018: 339.1 kt2019: 213 kt2020: 224.1 kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia stood at 224.14 kt.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 613.69 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 196.29 kt, in 2007.

That places Australia 5th out of 42 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 497.79 kt 329.08 kt 613.69 kt 10
2000s 397.35 kt 196.29 kt 554.8 kt 10
2010s 344.68 kt 213.01 kt 487.6 kt 10
2020s 224.14 kt 224.14 kt 224.14 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 2 Democratic Republic of the Congo 4,560 kt compare
  2. 3 Mexico 1,330 kt compare
  3. 4 Romania 755.06 kt compare
  4. 6 Uzbekistan 217.34 kt compare
  5. 7 Argentina 210.07 kt compare
  6. 8 Türkiye 184.64 kt compare

See the full ranking of 48 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia was 224.14 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 613.69 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 196.29 kt in 2007.
How does Australia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 5th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — 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
48 places, 1,028 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