Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Australia
Australia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC was 202.11 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2020, savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia stood at 202.11 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 384.49 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 202.11 kt, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 311.21 kt | 272.98 kt | 374.75 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 360.48 kt | 320.52 kt | 384.49 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 264.64 kt | 210.12 kt | 313.66 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 202.11 kt | 202.11 kt | 202.11 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Share co2 vs population 0.4238 (2100)
- Population growth 1.5% (2025)
- Population, total 27.61 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Urban population 24.22 million (2025)
- Urban population 87.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 14.48 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 20.04 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 14.48 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 14.48 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia?
- Savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc in Australia was 202.11 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 384.49 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 202.11 kt in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 19 countries with data for 2020.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (ch4) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. 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) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
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.