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
01.0M2.0M3.0M199020072024

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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Indicator
Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 9,259 data points, 1990–2024
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