Angola vs Australia: Grassland — Burned Area
Angola
13.51 million ha
in 2024
Australia
19.49 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
5th
Australia rank
3rd
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Australia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 19.49 million ha against 13.51 million ha in Angola, a difference of 5.99 million ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Angola ranks 5th and Australia ranks 3rd of 220 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.08 million ha | 13.97 million ha | 6.89 million ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 11.90 million ha | 24.01 million ha | 12.10 million ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 12.82 million ha | 19.68 million ha | 6.86 million ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 11.79 million ha | 16.06 million ha | 4.28 million ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Angola or Australia?
- Australia, at 19.49 million ha against 13.51 million ha in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Angola and Australia?
- 5.99 million ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Australia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Australia rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Angola ranks 5th and Australia ranks 3rd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland — 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.