Savanna — Burning crop residues in Australia
Australia: Savanna — Burning crop residues was 18.20 million t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Australia recorded 18.20 million t for savanna — burning crop residues in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 42.8% on the previous year and down 56.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burning crop residues in Australia peaked at 90.26 million t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 14.33 million t, in 2010.
Australia ranks 11th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna — Burning crop residues in Australia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.42 million t | — |
| 1991 | 39.42 million t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 39.42 million t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 39.42 million t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 39.42 million t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 39.42 million t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 73.05 million t | +85.3% |
| 1997 | 56.46 million t | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 64.96 million t | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 90.26 million t | +39.0% |
| 2000 | 86.85 million t | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 39.02 million t | -55.1% |
| 2002 | 47.61 million t | +22.0% |
| 2003 | 38.09 million t | -20.0% |
| 2004 | 33.61 million t | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 36.50 million t | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 36.91 million t | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 25.48 million t | -31.0% |
| 2008 | 28.86 million t | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 48.31 million t | +67.4% |
| 2010 | 14.33 million t | -70.3% |
| 2011 | 46.00 million t | +221.1% |
| 2012 | 52.36 million t | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 28.52 million t | -45.5% |
| 2014 | 42.18 million t | +47.9% |
| 2015 | 33.66 million t | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 25.69 million t | -23.7% |
| 2017 | 21.43 million t | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 29.20 million t | +36.3% |
| 2019 | 32.57 million t | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 23.18 million t | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 19.99 million t | -13.8% |
| 2022 | 18.08 million t | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 31.83 million t | +76.1% |
| 2024 | 18.20 million t | -42.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.12 million t | 39.42 million t | 90.26 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.12 million t | 25.48 million t | 86.85 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.59 million t | 14.33 million t | 52.36 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.25 million t | 18.08 million t | 31.83 million t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 OECD 29.36 million t compare
- 9 Guinea 18.89 million t compare
- 9 Viet Nam 569,423 t compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 18.20 million t compare
- 10 Melanesia 491,652 t compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 382,874 t compare
- 12 Ethiopia 16.17 million t compare
- 12 Türkiye 39,986 t compare
- 13 Congo 11.32 million t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 11,308 t compare
- 14 Russian Federation 11.30 million t compare
- 14 Syrian Arab Republic 3,433 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 savanna — burning crop residues in Australia?
- Savanna — burning crop residues in Australia was 18.20 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 90.26 million t in 1999.
- What is the lowest savanna — burning crop residues recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.33 million t in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for savanna — burning crop residues?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burning crop residues rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna — 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.