Australia vs Ethiopia: Forest fires — Burned Area
Australia
125,716 ha
in 2024
Ethiopia
140,455 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Ethiopia rank
19th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 140,455 ha against 125,716 ha in Australia, a difference of 14,739 ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 632,345 ha | 196,668 ha | 435,677 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 491,890 ha | 210,009 ha | 281,882 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 578,161 ha | 168,800 ha | 409,361 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 444,918 ha | 188,791 ha | 256,127 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Australia or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 140,455 ha against 125,716 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Australia and Ethiopia?
- 14,739 ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ethiopia rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Australia ranks 21st and Ethiopia ranks 19th 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.