Australia vs World: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area)
Australia
0.4422 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0019 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
World rank
1st
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.4422 ha per person against 0.0019 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.4403 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 236.9 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 1.12 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.16 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 1.15 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9161 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.9125 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.5735 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.5708 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita, Australia or World?
- Australia, at 0.4422 ha per person against 0.0019 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Australia and World?
- 0.4403 ha per person, with Australia 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, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.