Closed and open shrubland: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Closed and open shrubland: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre was 86.02 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Australia is 86.02 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 360.9% on the previous year and up 366.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Australia peaked at 96.41 t per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.46 t per square kilometre, in 2020.
That places Australia 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed and open shrubland: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.02 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 40.02 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 40.02 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 40.02 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40.02 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 40.02 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 26.6 t per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1997 | 27.22 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 32.54 t per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1999 | 60.43 t per square kilometre | +85.7% |
| 2000 | 73.99 t per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 2001 | 89.26 t per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 2002 | 85.39 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 15.21 t per square kilometre | -82.2% |
| 2004 | 44.66 t per square kilometre | +193.7% |
| 2005 | 12.1 t per square kilometre | -72.9% |
| 2006 | 46.86 t per square kilometre | +287.4% |
| 2007 | 44.93 t per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 18.04 t per square kilometre | -59.8% |
| 2009 | 19.53 t per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 9.95 t per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2011 | 96.41 t per square kilometre | +868.5% |
| 2012 | 91.32 t per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 18.43 t per square kilometre | -79.8% |
| 2014 | 36.31 t per square kilometre | +97.0% |
| 2015 | 35.69 t per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 12.44 t per square kilometre | -65.1% |
| 2017 | 50.16 t per square kilometre | +303.2% |
| 2018 | 44.59 t per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 21.3 t per square kilometre | -52.2% |
| 2020 | 5.46 t per square kilometre | -74.4% |
| 2021 | 13.78 t per square kilometre | +152.6% |
| 2022 | 18.66 t per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2023 | 86.02 t per square kilometre | +360.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed and open shrubland: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +868.5% | 9.95 t per square kilometre | 96.41 t per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +360.9% | 18.66 t per square kilometre | 86.02 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.69 t per square kilometre | 26.6 t per square kilometre | 60.43 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 45 t per square kilometre | 12.1 t per square kilometre | 89.26 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.66 t per square kilometre | 9.95 t per square kilometre | 96.41 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.98 t per square kilometre | 5.46 t per square kilometre | 86.02 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Australia?
- Closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Australia was 86.02 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.41 t per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.46 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned)?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 366.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.