Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Australia
Australia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita was 0.0004 kt per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita in Australia is 0.0004 kt per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0105 kt per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per person, in 2021.
Australia ranks 23rd of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.0021 kt per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0031 kt per person | +48.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0049 kt per person | +56.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 kt per person | -88.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 kt per person | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 kt per person | +702.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0014 kt per person | -63.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 kt per person | -81.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0021 kt per person | +689.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 kt per person | -84.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0008 kt per person | +133.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 kt per person | +52.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 kt per person | +50.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 kt per person | -27.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 kt per person | -38.1% |
| 2016 | 0.001 kt per person | +27.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 kt per person | -37.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 kt per person | +69.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0105 kt per person | +900.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 kt per person | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 kt per person | -96.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kt per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0005 kt per person | +131.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0004 kt per person | -23.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0004 kt per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 kt per person, 56.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +900.0% | 0.0011 kt per person | 0.0105 kt per person |
| 2006 | +702.3% | 0.0005 kt per person | 0.0038 kt per person |
| 2009 | +689.3% | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0021 kt per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0021 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0049 kt per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 kt per person | 0.0003 kt per person | 0.0105 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0014 kt per person | 0.0002 kt per person | 0.0057 kt per person | 5 |
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 forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita in Australia?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita in Australia was 0.0004 kt per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0105 kt per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per person in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita?
- Australia ranks 23rd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. 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 Forest fires — Emissions (CO2), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.