Australia vs Honduras: Forest fires — Burned Area
Australia
125,716 ha
in 2024
Honduras
115,054 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Honduras rank
24th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Honduras
How they compare
Australia currently reports 125,716 ha against 115,054 ha in Honduras, a difference of 10,662 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Honduras's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Honduras ranks 24th of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 605,312 ha | 57,182 ha | 548,130 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 491,890 ha | 61,246 ha | 430,644 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 578,161 ha | 51,517 ha | 526,643 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 444,918 ha | 82,122 ha | 362,796 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Australia or Honduras?
- Australia, at 125,716 ha against 115,054 ha in Honduras as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Australia and Honduras?
- 10,662 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Honduras?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Honduras rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Australia ranks 21st and Honduras ranks 24th 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.