Australia vs Middle Africa: Grassland — Burned Area
Australia
19.49 million ha
in 2024
Middle Africa
23.59 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Middle Africa rank
2nd
Grassland — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Middle Africa
How they compare
Middle Africa currently reports 23.59 million ha against 19.49 million ha in Australia, a difference of 4.10 million ha.
That makes Middle Africa's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Middle Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Middle Africa ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
Middle Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Middle Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.97 million ha | 14.61 million ha | 641,642 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2000s | 24.01 million ha | 24.79 million ha | 777,729 ha | Middle Africa |
| 2010s | 19.68 million ha | 24.98 million ha | 5.30 million ha | Middle Africa |
| 2020s | 16.06 million ha | 22.70 million ha | 6.63 million ha | Middle Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, Australia or Middle Africa?
- Middle Africa, at 23.59 million ha against 19.49 million ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area between Australia and Middle Africa?
- 4.10 million ha, with Middle Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Middle Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Middle Africa rank globally for grassland — burned area?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Middle Africa 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.