Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia
Australia: Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC was 5.83 kt in 2020. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — 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 (n2o) — unfccc in Australia is 5.83 kt, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia peaked at 10.81 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.83 kt, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — UNFCCC in Australia, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.67 kt | — |
| 1991 | 7.92 kt | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 6.7 kt | -15.3% |
| 1993 | 6.55 kt | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 6.96 kt | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 7.2 kt | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 7.92 kt | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 8.41 kt | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 8.57 kt | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 9.64 kt | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 10.75 kt | +11.5% |
| 2001 | 10.51 kt | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 10.43 kt | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 10.81 kt | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 9.11 kt | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 9.23 kt | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 10.15 kt | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 10.38 kt | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 8.92 kt | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 8.95 kt | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.04 kt | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 8.87 kt | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 8.45 kt | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 8.77 kt | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 9.01 kt | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 7.74 kt | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 7.23 kt | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 7.27 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 6.34 kt | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 5.96 kt | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 5.83 kt | -2.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 5.83 kt is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0029 kt, 1978.0× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.85 kt | 6.55 kt | 9.64 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.92 kt | 8.92 kt | 10.81 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.87 kt | 5.96 kt | 9.04 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.83 kt | 5.83 kt | 5.83 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 (n2o) — unfccc in Australia?
- Savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc in Australia was 5.83 kt in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.81 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.83 kt in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — unfccc?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 19 countries with data for 2020.
- Is savanna fires — emissions (n2o) — 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 (N2O) — UNFCCC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.