Australia vs New Caledonia: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Australia
0.0023 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
New Caledonia
0.0047 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
53rd
New Caledonia rank
50th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Australia
- New Caledonia
How they compare
New Caledonia currently reports 0.0047 ha per square kilometre against 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0024 ha per square kilometre.
That makes New Caledonia's figure about 2.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Australia ranks 53rd and New Caledonia ranks 50th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0025 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 0.0148 ha per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 0.0027 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.0117 ha per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 0.0015 ha per square kilometre | 0.0012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or New Caledonia?
- New Caledonia, at 0.0047 ha per square kilometre against 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and New Caledonia?
- 0.0024 ha per square kilometre, with New Caledonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Caledonia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Caledonia rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 53rd and New Caledonia ranks 50th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.