Australia vs Southern Europe: Forest fires — Burned Area
Australia
125,716 ha
in 2024
Southern Europe
37,330 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Southern Europe rank
23rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Southern Europe
How they compare
Australia currently reports 125,716 ha against 37,330 ha in Southern Europe, a difference of 88,386 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 3.4 times Southern Europe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and Southern Europe ranks 23rd of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Southern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 605,312 ha | 43,604 ha | 561,708 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 491,890 ha | 38,910 ha | 452,980 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 578,161 ha | 28,150 ha | 550,011 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 444,918 ha | 47,465 ha | 397,453 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Australia or Southern Europe?
- Australia, at 125,716 ha against 37,330 ha in Southern Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Australia and Southern Europe?
- 88,386 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Southern Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Southern Europe rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Australia ranks 21st and Southern Europe ranks 23rd 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.