Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Australia
Australia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 104.44 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia is 104.44 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 232.4% on the previous year and up 227.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Australia peaked at 121.85 t per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.38 t per square kilometre, in 2020.
Australia ranks 7th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Australia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58.8 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 58.8 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58.8 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 58.8 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 58.8 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 58.8 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.98 t per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 1997 | 42.64 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 49.88 t per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 84.53 t per square kilometre | +69.5% |
| 2000 | 100.39 t per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 121.6 t per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 107.93 t per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 31.69 t per square kilometre | -70.6% |
| 2004 | 72.75 t per square kilometre | +129.6% |
| 2005 | 27.85 t per square kilometre | -61.7% |
| 2006 | 69.29 t per square kilometre | +148.8% |
| 2007 | 65.15 t per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 34.25 t per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2009 | 41.73 t per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2010 | 19.17 t per square kilometre | -54.1% |
| 2011 | 121.85 t per square kilometre | +535.5% |
| 2012 | 121 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 31.89 t per square kilometre | -73.6% |
| 2014 | 56.28 t per square kilometre | +76.5% |
| 2015 | 52.44 t per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 24.94 t per square kilometre | -52.4% |
| 2017 | 65.17 t per square kilometre | +161.3% |
| 2018 | 64.63 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 36.65 t per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2020 | 14.38 t per square kilometre | -60.8% |
| 2021 | 27.29 t per square kilometre | +89.8% |
| 2022 | 31.42 t per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 104.44 t per square kilometre | +232.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 104.44 t per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 t per square kilometre, 78049.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square 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 | +535.5% | 19.17 t per square kilometre | 121.85 t per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +232.4% | 31.42 t per square kilometre | 104.44 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.48 t per square kilometre | 42.64 t per square kilometre | 84.53 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.26 t per square kilometre | 27.85 t per square kilometre | 121.6 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4 t per square kilometre | 19.17 t per square kilometre | 121.85 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.38 t per square kilometre | 14.38 t per square kilometre | 104.44 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 4 Zambia 151.82 t per square kilometre compare
- 5 Mozambique 127.53 t per square kilometre compare
- 6 Senegal 107.56 t per square kilometre compare
- 8 Central African Republic 94.93 t per square kilometre compare
- 9 Ghana 84.88 t per square kilometre compare
- 10 Guinea 77.44 t per square kilometre 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 104.44 t per square kilometre in 2023, 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 121.85 t per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.38 t per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Australia ranks 7th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 227.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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 fires — 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.