Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Forest fires — Burned Area
Australia
125,716 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
126,361 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 126,361 ha against 125,716 ha in Australia, a difference of 645 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th 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 | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 605,312 ha | 605,507 ha | 194.8 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 491,890 ha | 492,137 ha | 246.27 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 578,161 ha | 578,427 ha | 266.71 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 444,918 ha | 445,343 ha | 424.54 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 126,361 ha against 125,716 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 645 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Australia ranks 21st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — 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.