Australia vs Russian Federation: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Australia
11.72 million ha
in 2024
Russian Federation
1.02 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
2nd
Russian Federation rank
4th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Australia currently reports 11.72 million ha against 1.02 million ha in Russian Federation, a difference of 10.70 million ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 11.5 times Russian Federation's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and Russian Federation ranks 4th of 218 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.31 million ha | 907,726 ha | 18.41 million ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 21.48 million ha | 614,458 ha | 20.87 million ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 20.31 million ha | 497,774 ha | 19.81 million ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 14.56 million ha | 765,594 ha | 13.80 million ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Australia or Russian Federation?
- Australia, at 11.72 million ha against 1.02 million ha in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Australia and Russian Federation?
- 10.70 million ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Russian Federation?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Russian Federation rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Russian Federation ranks 4th 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.