Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia
Australia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 7,205 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia is 7,205 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 13,517 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7,205 kt, in 2020.
That places Australia 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12,792 kt | — |
| 1991 | 11,786 kt | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 9,909 kt | -15.9% |
| 1993 | 9,380 kt | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 9,608 kt | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 9,776 kt | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 10,362 kt | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 10,970 kt | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 11,116 kt | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 12,255 kt | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 13,429 kt | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 13,212 kt | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 13,274 kt | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 13,484 kt | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 11,833 kt | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 12,250 kt | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 13,332 kt | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 13,517 kt | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 11,557 kt | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 11,346 kt | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 11,177 kt | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 10,586 kt | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 9,951 kt | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 10,251 kt | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 10,579 kt | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 9,324 kt | -11.9% |
| 2016 | 8,886 kt | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 8,827 kt | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 7,910 kt | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 7,463 kt | -5.7% |
| 2020 | 7,205 kt | -3.4% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 7,205 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.29 kt, 638.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,795 kt | 9,380 kt | 12,792 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,723 kt | 11,346 kt | 13,517 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,495 kt | 7,463 kt | 11,177 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,205 kt | 7,205 kt | 7,205 kt | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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 — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia?
- Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc in Australia was 7,205 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,517 kt in 2007.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,205 kt in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 20 countries with data for 2020.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC. 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