Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC (UNFCCC CH4) in Australia
Australia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC (UNFCCC CH4) was 5,659 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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) 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.
Australia ranks 1st of 20 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — UNFCCC (UNFCCC CH4) in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,493 kt | — |
| 1991 | 9,687 kt | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 8,133 kt | -16.0% |
| 1993 | 7,643 kt | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 7,764 kt | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 7,869 kt | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 8,262 kt | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 8,740 kt | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 8,846 kt | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9,700 kt | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 10,580 kt | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 10,427 kt | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 10,511 kt | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 10,618 kt | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9,420 kt | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 9,803 kt | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 10,643 kt | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 10,766 kt | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 9,192 kt | -14.6% |
| 2009 | 8,974 kt | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 8,782 kt | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 8,234 kt | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 7,711 kt | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 7,926 kt | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 8,191 kt | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 7,274 kt | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 6,970 kt | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 6,900 kt | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 6,229 kt | -9.7% |
| 2019 | 5,883 kt | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 5,659 kt | -3.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5,659 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.93 kt, 1439.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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) 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 20 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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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