Australia and New Zealand vs Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs): Grassland — Burned Area

Australia and New Zealand
19.49 million ha
in 2024
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
70.53 million ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank
4th

Grassland — Burned Area over time

  • Australia and New Zealand
  • Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M199020072024

How they compare

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) currently reports 70.53 million ha against 19.49 million ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 51.04 million ha.

That makes Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)'s figure about 3.6 times Australia and New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.

Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th of 220 countries.

Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia and New Zealand Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 13.97 million ha 47.85 million ha 33.87 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2000s 24.01 million ha 76.58 million ha 52.57 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2010s 19.68 million ha 73.17 million ha 53.49 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)
2020s 16.06 million ha 69.14 million ha 53.08 million ha Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, Australia and New Zealand or Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs), at 70.53 million ha against 19.49 million ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Australia and New Zealand and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
51.04 million ha, with Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and New Zealand and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) rank globally for grassland — burned area?
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 9,329 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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