Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Grassland — Burned Area
Australia
19.49 million ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
19.49 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 19.49 million ha against 19.49 million ha in Australia, a difference of 100 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.97 million ha | 13.97 million ha | 442 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 24.01 million ha | 24.01 million ha | 530 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 19.68 million ha | 19.68 million ha | 930 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 16.06 million ha | 16.06 million ha | 1,176 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 19.49 million ha against 19.49 million ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 100 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd 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.