Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC was 63.81 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
63.81 kt
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
170.61 kt
in 1997
All-time low
52.9 kt
in 2007
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

50751001251501751990200520201990: 123.5 kt1991: 122 kt1992: 115.9 kt1993: 137.5 kt1994: 158.3 kt1995: 90.6 kt1996: 140.9 kt1997: 170.6 kt1998: 154.4 kt1999: 169.8 kt2000: 150.8 kt2001: 151.7 kt2002: 156.6 kt2003: 72.1 kt2004: 150.5 kt2005: 98.4 kt2006: 125.7 kt2007: 52.9 kt2008: 69.7 kt2009: 85.9 kt2010: 74.5 kt2011: 110.3 kt2012: 112.5 kt2013: 107.6 kt2014: 98.6 kt2015: 94 kt2016: 84.6 kt2017: 140.4 kt2018: 97.8 kt2019: 60.2 kt2020: 63.8 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Australia is 63.81 kt, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 170.61 kt in 1997 and was at its lowest, 52.9 kt, in 2007.

Australia ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, 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 138.34 kt 90.59 kt 170.61 kt 10
2000s 111.43 kt 52.9 kt 156.62 kt 10
2010s 98.04 kt 60.18 kt 140.37 kt 10
2020s 63.81 kt 63.81 kt 63.81 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 Brazil 1,185 kt compare
  2. 2 Mexico 283.1 kt compare
  3. 3 Romania 169.37 kt compare
  4. 5 Uzbekistan, Republic of 41.21 kt compare
  5. 6 Guyana 34.45 kt compare
  6. 7 Argentina 28.36 kt compare

See the full ranking of 43 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Australia?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Australia was 63.81 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 170.61 kt in 1997.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 52.9 kt in 2007.
How does Australia rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2020.
Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
43 places, 974 data points, 1990–2020
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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