Australia vs Democratic Republic of the Congo: Grassland — Burned Area
Australia
19.49 million ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1.51 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
6th
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
How they compare
Australia currently reports 19.49 million ha against 1.51 million ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 17.98 million ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 12.9 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th of 220 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.97 million ha | 825,828 ha | 13.15 million ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 24.01 million ha | 1.67 million ha | 22.34 million ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 19.68 million ha | 1.40 million ha | 18.28 million ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 16.06 million ha | 1.31 million ha | 14.75 million ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Australia or Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Australia, at 19.49 million ha against 1.51 million ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Australia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 17.98 million ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Democratic Republic of the Congo rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 6th 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.