Angola vs Australia and New Zealand: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Angola
266,628 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
307,633 ha
in 2024
Angola rank
4th
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 307,633 ha against 266,628 ha in Angola, a difference of 41,005 ha.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Angola ranks 4th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 187,069 ha | 761,812 ha | 574,743 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 403,907 ha | 1.44 million ha | 1.04 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 232,537 ha | 1.11 million ha | 880,332 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 203,184 ha | 657,405 ha | 454,221 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Angola or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 307,633 ha against 266,628 ha in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Angola and Australia and New Zealand?
- 41,005 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Australia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Angola ranks 4th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed 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.