Australia vs Thailand: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Australia
0.0046 ha per person
in 2024
Thailand
0.0051 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
23rd
Thailand rank
22nd
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.0051 ha per person against 0.0046 ha per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0005 ha per person.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 22nd of 186 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0337 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 0.0285 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0245 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0191 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0236 ha per person | 0.0061 ha per person | 0.0175 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0172 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0112 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.0051 ha per person against 0.0046 ha per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Australia and Thailand?
- 0.0005 ha per person, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Thailand ranks 22nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.