Australia vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Australia
307,633 ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
318,904 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
5th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
How they compare
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 318,904 ha against 307,633 ha in Australia, a difference of 11,271 ha.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 761,793 ha | 957,190 ha | 195,397 ha | Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) |
| 2000s | 1.44 million ha | 777,864 ha | 663,948 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.11 million ha | 607,510 ha | 505,360 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 657,405 ha | 442,225 ha | 215,180 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Australia or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 318,904 ha against 307,633 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Australia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- 11,271 ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 5th 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.