Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia

Australia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC was 1,546 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1,546 kt
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
1st
of 19 countries
All-time high
2,865 kt
in 2003
All-time low
1,546 kt
in 2020
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC in Australia, 1990–2020

01.0k2.0k3.0k1990200520201990: 2.3k kt1991: 2.1k kt1992: 1.8k kt1993: 1.7k kt1994: 1.8k kt1995: 1.9k kt1996: 2.1k kt1997: 2.2k kt1998: 2.3k kt1999: 2.6k kt2000: 2.8k kt2001: 2.8k kt2002: 2.8k kt2003: 2.9k kt2004: 2.4k kt2005: 2.4k kt2006: 2.7k kt2007: 2.8k kt2008: 2.4k kt2009: 2.4k kt2010: 2.4k kt2011: 2.4k kt2012: 2.2k kt2013: 2.3k kt2014: 2.4k kt2015: 2.1k kt2016: 1.9k kt2017: 1.9k kt2018: 1.7k kt2019: 1.6k kt2020: 1.5k kt

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

Analysis

In 2020, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Australia stood at 1,546 kt. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 2,865 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,546 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 2,082 kt 1,736 kt 2,555 kt 10
2000s 2,630 kt 2,364 kt 2,865 kt 10
2010s 2,085 kt 1,579 kt 2,395 kt 10
2020s 1,546 kt 1,546 kt 1,546 kt 1

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 2 Kazakhstan 98.05 kt compare
  2. 3 France 51.72 kt compare
  3. 4 Italy 37.97 kt compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Australia?
Savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc in Australia was 1,546 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 2,865 kt in 2003.
What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,546 kt in 2020.
How does Australia rank for savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc?
Australia ranks 1st out of 19 countries with data for 2020.
Is savanna fires — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5) — unfccc rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. 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 N2O (AR5) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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