Australia vs OECD: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area
Australia
12.02 million ha
in 2024
OECD
12.17 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 12.17 million ha against 12.02 million ha in Australia, a difference of 143,000 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 219 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.12 million ha | 20.85 million ha | 728,510 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 22.92 million ha | 23.25 million ha | 325,427 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 21.42 million ha | 21.67 million ha | 243,363 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 15.22 million ha | 15.48 million ha | 257,534 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, Australia or OECD?
- OECD, at 12.17 million ha against 12.02 million ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area between Australia and OECD?
- 143,000 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and OECD rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area?
- Australia ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.