Australia vs Eastern Asia: Forest fires — Burned Area
Australia
125,716 ha
in 2024
Eastern Asia
98,660 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Eastern Asia rank
20th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Eastern Asia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 125,716 ha against 98,660 ha in Eastern Asia, a difference of 27,056 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.3 times Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Eastern Asia ranks 20th of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Eastern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 605,312 ha | 190,764 ha | 414,548 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 491,890 ha | 177,373 ha | 314,517 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 578,161 ha | 112,629 ha | 465,532 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 444,918 ha | 92,280 ha | 352,638 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Australia or Eastern Asia?
- Australia, at 125,716 ha against 98,660 ha in Eastern Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Australia and Eastern Asia?
- 27,056 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Eastern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Eastern Asia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Australia ranks 21st and Eastern Asia 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.