Savanna and woody savanna: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Savanna and woody savanna: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre was 4.39 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Australia stood at 4.39 t per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.9% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Australia peaked at 18.8 t per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.91 t per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places Australia 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna and woody savanna: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.11 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 6.11 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.11 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.11 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.11 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.11 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.78 t per square kilometre | +125.6% |
| 1997 | 11.24 t per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 1998 | 13.08 t per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 18.8 t per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 2000 | 15.33 t per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 5.34 t per square kilometre | -65.1% |
| 2002 | 6.57 t per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 5.19 t per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2004 | 4.49 t per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2005 | 4.83 t per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 5 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.38 t per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2008 | 3.83 t per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 6.54 t per square kilometre | +70.7% |
| 2010 | 1.91 t per square kilometre | -70.8% |
| 2011 | 6.17 t per square kilometre | +222.6% |
| 2012 | 7.2 t per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 3.96 t per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2014 | 5.63 t per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2015 | 4.61 t per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 3.46 t per square kilometre | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 2.9 t per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2018 | 3.97 t per square kilometre | +36.5% |
| 2019 | 4.82 t per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2020 | 3.22 t per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 2.67 t per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2022 | 2.38 t per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 4.39 t per square kilometre | +83.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4.39 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 t per square kilometre, 3277.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna and woody savanna: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +222.6% | 1.91 t per square kilometre | 6.17 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.36 t per square kilometre | 6.11 t per square kilometre | 18.8 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.05 t per square kilometre | 3.38 t per square kilometre | 15.33 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 t per square kilometre | 1.91 t per square kilometre | 7.2 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 t per square kilometre | 2.38 t per square kilometre | 4.39 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Australia?
- Savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) in Australia was 4.39 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8 t per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 t per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned)?
- Australia ranks 31st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna and woody savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. 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 Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Savanna and woody savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.