Australia vs Senegal: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area
Australia
4,024 ha
in 2024
Senegal
4,726 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
46th
Senegal rank
45th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 4,726 ha against 4,024 ha in Australia, a difference of 702 ha.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 45th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,358 ha | 32,745 ha | 13,387 ha | Senegal |
| 2000s | 20,520 ha | 15,511 ha | 5,009 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 27,785 ha | 11,877 ha | 15,909 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 10,309 ha | 8,678 ha | 1,632 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, Australia or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 4,726 ha against 4,024 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area between Australia and Senegal?
- 702 ha, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Senegal rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area?
- Australia ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 45th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Humid tropical forest — 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.