Australia vs World: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Australia
5.92 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.4146 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.92 ha per square kilometre against 0.4146 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 5.51 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 14.3 times World's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd 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 | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | 0.2342 ha per square kilometre | 2.39 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.98 ha per square kilometre | 0.2265 ha per square kilometre | 2.76 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | 2.58 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.1795 ha per square kilometre | 1.9 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or World?
- Australia, at 5.92 ha per square kilometre against 0.4146 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and World?
- 5.51 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.