Australia and New Zealand vs OECD: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Australia and New Zealand
307,633 ha
in 2024
OECD
330,833 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
OECD rank
1st
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 330,833 ha against 307,633 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 23,200 ha.
That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st of 219 countries.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 761,812 ha | 880,262 ha | 118,450 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 1.44 million ha | 1.53 million ha | 87,869 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 1.11 million ha | 1.15 million ha | 35,012 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 657,405 ha | 695,318 ha | 37,913 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Australia and New Zealand or OECD?
- OECD, at 330,833 ha against 307,633 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Australia and New Zealand and OECD?
- 23,200 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and OECD rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and OECD ranks 1st 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.