Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita in Australia
Australia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita was 10.87 t per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia is 10.87 t per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 63.9% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia peaked at 48.47 t per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.31 t per person, in 2020.
Australia ranks 3rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.47 t per person | — |
| 1991 | 26.13 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 25.84 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 25.61 t per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 25.37 t per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 25.09 t per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 18.96 t per person | -24.4% |
| 1997 | 17.78 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 20.59 t per person | +15.8% |
| 1999 | 34.52 t per person | +67.6% |
| 2000 | 40.53 t per person | +17.4% |
| 2001 | 48.47 t per person | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 42.53 t per person | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 12.35 t per person | -71.0% |
| 2004 | 28.04 t per person | +127.1% |
| 2005 | 10.61 t per person | -62.2% |
| 2006 | 26.03 t per person | +145.4% |
| 2007 | 24.03 t per person | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 12.38 t per person | -48.5% |
| 2009 | 14.78 t per person | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 6.69 t per person | -54.8% |
| 2011 | 41.9 t per person | +526.7% |
| 2012 | 40.89 t per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 10.59 t per person | -74.1% |
| 2014 | 18.42 t per person | +73.9% |
| 2015 | 16.92 t per person | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 7.93 t per person | -53.1% |
| 2017 | 20.38 t per person | +157.0% |
| 2018 | 19.92 t per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 11.13 t per person | -44.1% |
| 2020 | 4.31 t per person | -61.3% |
| 2021 | 8.17 t per person | +89.5% |
| 2022 | 9.29 t per person | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 30.13 t per person | +224.4% |
| 2024 | 10.87 t per person | -63.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 10.87 t per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 t per person, 233222.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita 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 | +526.7% | 6.69 t per person | 41.9 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.64 t per person | 17.78 t per person | 34.52 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.97 t per person | 10.61 t per person | 48.47 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.48 t per person | 6.69 t per person | 41.9 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.56 t per person | 4.31 t per person | 30.13 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 Central African Republic 14.03 t per person compare
- 2 South Sudan 13.07 t per person compare
- 4 Botswana 7.95 t per person compare
- 5 Angola 5.9 t per person compare
- 6 Zambia 5.72 t per person 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 fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia was 10.87 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.47 t per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.31 t per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. 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 fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.