Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC was 5,659 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
5,659 kt
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
1st
of 19 countries
All-time high
10,766 kt
in 2007
All-time low
5,659 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k1990200520201990: 10.5k kt1991: 9.7k kt1992: 8.1k kt1993: 7.6k kt1994: 7.8k kt1995: 7.9k kt1996: 8.3k kt1997: 8.7k kt1998: 8.8k kt1999: 9.7k kt2000: 10.6k kt2001: 10.4k kt2002: 10.5k kt2003: 10.6k kt2004: 9.4k kt2005: 9.8k kt2006: 10.6k kt2007: 10.8k kt2008: 9.2k kt2009: 9.0k kt2010: 8.8k kt2011: 8.2k kt2012: 7.7k kt2013: 7.9k kt2014: 8.2k kt2015: 7.3k kt2016: 7.0k kt2017: 6.9k kt2018: 6.2k kt2019: 5.9k kt2020: 5.7k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

The most recent figure for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Australia is 5,659 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 10,766 kt in 2007 and was at its lowest, 5,659 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 8,714 kt 7,643 kt 10,493 kt 10
2000s 10,094 kt 8,974 kt 10,766 kt 10
2010s 7,410 kt 5,883 kt 8,782 kt 10
2020s 5,659 kt 5,659 kt 5,659 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 2 Italy 127.66 kt compare
  2. 3 France 127.1 kt compare
  3. 4 Portugal 20.13 kt compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Australia?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc in Australia was 5,659 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 10,766 kt in 2007.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,659 kt in 2020.
How does Australia rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 1st out of 19 countries with data for 2020.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) — 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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
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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