Savanna fires — Emissions in Australia
Australia: Savanna fires — Emissions was 1,848 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Australia recorded 1,848 kt for savanna fires — emissions in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 232.4% on the previous year and up 228.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions in Australia peaked at 2,153 kt in 2011 and was at its lowest, 254.38 kt, in 2020.
That places Australia 3rd out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,016 kt | 753.46 kt | 1,494 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,189 kt | 492.17 kt | 2,149 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,050 kt | 338.79 kt | 2,153 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 785.2 kt | 254.38 kt | 1,848 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 OECD 1,973 kt compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 1,848 kt compare
- 4 Angola 484.23 kt compare
- 5 Sudan (former) 439.96 kt compare
- 6 South Sudan 309.85 kt compare
More climate change data for Australia
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions in Australia?
- Savanna fires — emissions in Australia was 1,848 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,153 kt in 2011.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 254.38 kt in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for savanna fires — emissions?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — emissions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.0%. 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 fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf