Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC was 7,205 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7,205 kt
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
1st
of 19 countries
All-time high
13,517 kt
in 2007
All-time low
7,205 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200520201990: 12.8k kt1991: 11.8k kt1992: 9.9k kt1993: 9.4k kt1994: 9.6k kt1995: 9.8k kt1996: 10.4k kt1997: 11.0k kt1998: 11.1k kt1999: 12.3k kt2000: 13.4k kt2001: 13.2k kt2002: 13.3k kt2003: 13.5k kt2004: 11.8k kt2005: 12.2k kt2006: 13.3k kt2007: 13.5k kt2008: 11.6k kt2009: 11.3k kt2010: 11.2k kt2011: 10.6k kt2012: 10.0k kt2013: 10.3k kt2014: 10.6k kt2015: 9.3k kt2016: 8.9k kt2017: 8.8k kt2018: 7.9k kt2019: 7.5k kt2020: 7.2k kt

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.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 2 Italy 1,001 kt compare
  2. 3 Portugal 386.01 kt compare
  3. 4 France 178.83 kt compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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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 19 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

Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — UNFCCC
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
24 places, 712 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

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