Australia vs Oceania: Forest fires — Burned Area
Australia
125,716 ha
in 2024
Oceania
135,273 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Oceania rank
19th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 135,273 ha against 125,716 ha in Australia, a difference of 9,557 ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and Oceania ranks 19th of 219 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 605,312 ha | 774,878 ha | 169,566 ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 491,890 ha | 516,591 ha | 24,701 ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 578,161 ha | 607,258 ha | 29,098 ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 444,918 ha | 456,238 ha | 11,320 ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Australia or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 135,273 ha against 125,716 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Australia and Oceania?
- 9,557 ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Oceania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Oceania rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Australia ranks 21st and Oceania 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.