Australia vs World: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area
Australia
12.02 million ha
in 2024
World
15.19 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 15.19 million ha against 12.02 million ha in Australia, a difference of 3.17 million ha.
That makes World's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 219 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.12 million ha | 28.55 million ha | 8.42 million ha | World |
| 2000s | 22.92 million ha | 28.83 million ha | 5.90 million ha | World |
| 2010s | 21.42 million ha | 26.53 million ha | 5.11 million ha | World |
| 2020s | 15.22 million ha | 21.68 million ha | 6.46 million ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, Australia or World?
- World, at 15.19 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 World?
- 3.17 million ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area?
- Australia ranks 2nd and World 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.