How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires?

Australia ranks 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2019.

Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Australia?

Over the last ten years it is up 504.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Australia data come from?

The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Australia

Name: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Australia
Creator: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Australia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires was 10,897 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

10,897

Change on year

up 1,097.2%

World rank

2nd

of 208 countries

All-time high

10,897

in 2019

All-time low

243.36

in 2008

Years of data

1990–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires in Australia, 1990–2019

Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.

Analysis

Australia recorded 10,897 for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in 2019. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,097.2% on the previous year and up 504.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Australia peaked at 10,897 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 243.36, in 2008.

That places Australia 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	3,983	2,511	7,578	10
2000s	1,705	243.36	4,050	10
2010s	1,844	290.58	10,897	10

Countries ranked near Australia

1 Democratic Republic of Congo 12,438 compare
3 Mozambique 9,930 compare
4 Angola 6,983 compare
5 Central African Republic 6,905 compare

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More reference data data for Australia

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 90.69 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 131,051 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 78,848 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 3,683 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 122.46 (2050)

All data for Australia →

Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Australia?: Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires in Australia was 10,897 in 2019, according to FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT.
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 10,897 in 2019.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 243.36 in 2008.
How does Australia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires?: Australia ranks 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5) - forest fires rising or falling in Australia?: Over the last ten years it is up 504.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Forest fires
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 209 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).