New Zealand vs Réunion: Grassland — Burned Area

New Zealand
64.53 ha
in 2024
Réunion
107.03 ha
in 2024
New Zealand rank
127th
Réunion rank
124th

Grassland — Burned Area over time

  • New Zealand
  • Réunion
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020072024

How they compare

Réunion currently reports 107.03 ha against 64.53 ha in New Zealand, a difference of 42.5 ha.

That makes Réunion's figure about 1.7 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 127th and Réunion ranks 124th of 220 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Réunion Difference Ahead
1990s 453.98 ha 6.13 ha 447.85 ha New Zealand
2000s 546.37 ha 0.0741 ha 546.3 ha New Zealand
2010s 933.55 ha 17.13 ha 916.43 ha New Zealand
2020s 1,174 ha 21.41 ha 1,153 ha New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, New Zealand or Réunion?
Réunion, at 107.03 ha against 64.53 ha in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area between New Zealand and Réunion?
42.5 ha, with Réunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Réunion?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Réunion rank globally for grassland — burned area?
New Zealand ranks 127th and Réunion ranks 124th 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

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
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