Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate (CO2eq AR5) in Australia
Australia: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate (CO2eq AR5) was 137.6 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate in Australia, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Australia recorded 137.6 % change on previous year for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4,725.6% on the previous year and up 161.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in Australia peaked at 914.84 % change on previous year in 2019 and was at its lowest, -96.33 % change on previous year, in 2021.
Australia ranks 24th of 192 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate (CO2eq AR5) in Australia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1995 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 63.01 % change on previous year | — |
| 1997 | 50.04 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 1998 | -22.25 % change on previous year | -144.5% |
| 1999 | 35.29 % change on previous year | -258.6% |
| 2000 | -65.43 % change on previous year | -285.4% |
| 2001 | -13.5 % change on previous year | -79.4% |
| 2002 | 49.91 % change on previous year | -469.7% |
| 2003 | 58.04 % change on previous year | +16.3% |
| 2004 | -88.8 % change on previous year | -253.0% |
| 2005 | -10.73 % change on previous year | -87.9% |
| 2006 | 713.22 % change on previous year | -6745.4% |
| 2007 | -62.42 % change on previous year | -108.8% |
| 2008 | -80.67 % change on previous year | +29.2% |
| 2009 | 705.76 % change on previous year | -974.9% |
| 2010 | -84.24 % change on previous year | -111.9% |
| 2011 | 136.77 % change on previous year | -262.4% |
| 2012 | 54.91 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2013 | 52.61 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2014 | -26.4 % change on previous year | -150.2% |
| 2015 | -37.17 % change on previous year | +40.8% |
| 2016 | 29.45 % change on previous year | -179.2% |
| 2017 | -36.55 % change on previous year | -224.1% |
| 2018 | 72.01 % change on previous year | -297.0% |
| 2019 | 914.84 % change on previous year | +1170.4% |
| 2020 | -44.99 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 2021 | -96.33 % change on previous year | +114.1% |
| 2022 | 2.85 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 2023 | 137.6 % change on previous year | +4725.7% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 137.6 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is -100 % change on previous year. (50 countries reporting)
- Australia's 137.6 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is -44.79 % change on previous year. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate (CO2eq AR5) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +6745.4% | -10.73 % change on previous year | 713.22 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +4725.7% | 2.85 % change on previous year | 137.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.01 % change on previous year | -22.25 % change on previous year | 63.01 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 120.54 % change on previous year | -88.8 % change on previous year | 713.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.62 % change on previous year | -84.24 % change on previous year | 914.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2167 % change on previous year | -96.33 % change on previous year | 137.6 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 21 Equatorial Guinea 145.78 % change on previous year compare
- 22 China 144.91 % change on previous year compare
- 22 China, mainland 144.91 % change on previous year compare
- 25 Australia and New Zealand 137.45 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Serbia and Montenegro 121.55 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Namibia 111.89 % change on previous year compare
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 (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in Australia?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate in Australia was 137.6 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 914.84 % change on previous year in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -96.33 % change on previous year in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), annual growth rate rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.6%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.