Other forest — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Other forest — Emissions was 9,893 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other forest — Emissions in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — emissions in Australia is 9,893 kt, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.0% on the previous year and down 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other forest — emissions in Australia peaked at 265,544 kt in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,163 kt, in 2021.
That places Australia 15th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Emissions in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36,812 kt | — |
| 2002 | 58,277 kt | +58.3% |
| 2003 | 94,063 kt | +61.4% |
| 2004 | 9,619 kt | -89.8% |
| 2005 | 6,917 kt | -28.1% |
| 2006 | 77,753 kt | +1024.1% |
| 2007 | 28,682 kt | -63.1% |
| 2008 | 4,779 kt | -83.3% |
| 2009 | 41,807 kt | +774.8% |
| 2010 | 7,173 kt | -82.8% |
| 2011 | 14,491 kt | +102.0% |
| 2012 | 23,180 kt | +60.0% |
| 2013 | 38,184 kt | +64.7% |
| 2014 | 26,835 kt | -29.7% |
| 2015 | 17,253 kt | -35.7% |
| 2016 | 22,454 kt | +30.1% |
| 2017 | 14,045 kt | -37.4% |
| 2018 | 18,270 kt | +30.1% |
| 2019 | 265,544 kt | +1353.5% |
| 2020 | 145,836 kt | -45.1% |
| 2021 | 4,163 kt | -97.1% |
| 2022 | 5,131 kt | +23.2% |
| 2023 | 11,634 kt | +126.8% |
| 2024 | 9,893 kt | -15.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 9,893 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8698 kt, 11373.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Australia's 9,893 kt is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 593.84 kt, 16.7× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Emissions 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 | +1353.5% | 18,270 kt | 265,544 kt |
| 2006 | +1024.1% | 6,917 kt | 77,753 kt |
| 2009 | +774.8% | 4,779 kt | 41,807 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,857 kt | 4,779 kt | 94,063 kt | 9 |
| 2010s | 44,743 kt | 7,173 kt | 265,544 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,331 kt | 4,163 kt | 145,836 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 12 Paraguay 10,080 kt compare
- 12 Türkiye 223.57 kt compare
- 13 Central African Republic 9,966 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 93.83 kt compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 13.9 kt compare
- 14 Australia and New Zealand 9,945 kt compare
- 15 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 kt compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 0 kt compare
- 15 Syrian Arab Republic 0 kt compare
- 16 China 6,912 kt compare
- 16 China, mainland 6,912 kt compare
- 18 Angola 6,855 kt 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 other forest — emissions in Australia?
- Other forest — emissions in Australia was 9,893 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 265,544 kt in 2019.
- What is the lowest other forest — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,163 kt in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for other forest — emissions?
- Australia ranks 15th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other forest — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.1%. 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 Other forest — Emissions (CO2). 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.