Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Australia
11.72 million ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
11.72 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
Australia and New Zealand rank
2nd
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia currently reports 11.72 million ha against 11.72 million ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 0 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd of 218 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.36 million ha | 19.36 million ha | 0 ha | — |
| 2000s | 21.48 million ha | 21.48 million ha | 0 ha | — |
| 2010s | 20.31 million ha | 20.31 million ha | 0 ha | — |
| 2020s | 14.56 million ha | 14.56 million ha | 0 ha | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia, at 11.72 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- 0 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 2nd 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.