Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Australia
Australia: Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 was 1.33 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Australia is 1.33 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 22.2% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Australia peaked at 34.75 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7015 kt, in 2021.
That places Australia 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.81 kt | 5.88 kt | 9.59 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.27 kt | 0.7372 kt | 12.48 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.14 kt | 0.9363 kt | 34.75 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.72 kt | 0.7015 kt | 19.11 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Share co2 vs population 0.4238 (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 14.48 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 20.04 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 14.48 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 14.48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Australia?
- Forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 in Australia was 1.33 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.75 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7015 kt in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions (n2o) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.