Australia vs World: Closed and open shrubland: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre

Australia
86.02 t per square kilometre
in 2023
World
6.03 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Closed and open shrubland: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • World
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 86.02 t per square kilometre against 6.03 t per square kilometre in World, a difference of 79.99 t 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 38.69 t per square kilometre 3.6 t per square kilometre 35.09 t per square kilometre Australia
2000s 45 t per square kilometre 3.5 t per square kilometre 41.49 t per square kilometre Australia
2010s 41.66 t per square kilometre 3.12 t per square kilometre 38.54 t per square kilometre Australia
2020s 30.98 t per square kilometre 2.69 t per square kilometre 28.29 t per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned), Australia or World?
Australia, at 86.02 t per square kilometre against 6.03 t per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) between Australia and World?
79.99 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned)?
Australia ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,213 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Closed and open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.