Australia and New Zealand vs World: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Australia and New Zealand
11.72 million ha
in 2024
World
14.49 million ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 14.49 million ha against 11.72 million ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 2.78 million ha.
That makes World's figure about 1.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 218 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.36 million ha | 26.08 million ha | 6.72 million ha | World |
| 2000s | 21.48 million ha | 26.13 million ha | 4.65 million ha | World |
| 2010s | 20.31 million ha | 24.64 million ha | 4.33 million ha | World |
| 2020s | 14.56 million ha | 20.49 million ha | 5.93 million ha | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Australia and New Zealand or World?
- World, at 14.49 million ha against 11.72 million ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Australia and New Zealand and World?
- 2.78 million ha, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and World rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — 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.