Australia vs World: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Australia
0.0113 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0001 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
World rank
1st
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0113 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0112 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 131.5 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st 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 | 0.043 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0426 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0714 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.071 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0471 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0469 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0251 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.025 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per capita, Australia or World?
- Australia, at 0.0113 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per capita between Australia and World?
- 0.0112 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Closed shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.