Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Australia
Australia: Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues was 217,684 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 217,684 t for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 77.1% on the previous year and down 87.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Australia peaked at 4.98 million t in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,583 t, in 2010.
Australia ranks 46th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.13 million t | — |
| 1991 | 1.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.13 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 907,207 t | -19.4% |
| 1997 | 1.06 million t | +16.8% |
| 1998 | 359,297 t | -66.1% |
| 1999 | 1.39 million t | +287.8% |
| 2000 | 531,796 t | -61.8% |
| 2001 | 2.25 million t | +324.0% |
| 2002 | 1.46 million t | -35.0% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million t | -25.1% |
| 2004 | 692,599 t | -36.9% |
| 2005 | 1.65 million t | +138.7% |
| 2006 | 115,797 t | -93.0% |
| 2007 | 377,394 t | +225.9% |
| 2008 | 547,691 t | +45.1% |
| 2009 | 2.37 million t | +332.1% |
| 2010 | 11,583 t | -99.5% |
| 2011 | 1.57 million t | +13473.5% |
| 2012 | 1.98 million t | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 1.28 million t | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 1.73 million t | +34.9% |
| 2015 | 844,200 t | -51.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million t | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 771,342 t | -24.3% |
| 2018 | 4.98 million t | +545.4% |
| 2019 | 839,489 t | -83.1% |
| 2020 | 606,686 t | -27.7% |
| 2021 | 759,341 t | +25.2% |
| 2022 | 254,701 t | -66.5% |
| 2023 | 950,252 t | +273.1% |
| 2024 | 217,684 t | -77.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 million t | 359,297 t | 1.39 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.11 million t | 115,797 t | 2.37 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.50 million t | 11,583 t | 4.98 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 557,733 t | 217,684 t | 950,252 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 43 Costa Rica 275,274 t compare
- 44 Philippines 263,840 t compare
- 45 Senegal 255,668 t compare
- 46 Australia and New Zealand 217,684 t compare
- 48 Bahamas 169,201 t compare
- 49 Togo 138,762 t 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 humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Australia?
- Humid tropical forest — burning crop residues in Australia was 217,684 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.98 million t in 2018.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burning crop residues recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,583 t in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for humid tropical forest — burning crop residues?
- Australia ranks 46th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burning crop residues rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.4%. 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 Humid tropical forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.