Oceania vs OECD: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Oceania
11.72 million ha
in 2024
OECD
11.84 million ha
in 2024
Oceania rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Oceania
- OECD
How they compare
OECD currently reports 11.84 million ha against 11.72 million ha in Oceania, a difference of 119,800 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.
Oceania ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.
OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Oceania | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.36 million ha | 19.97 million ha | 609,120 ha | OECD |
| 2000s | 21.48 million ha | 21.72 million ha | 237,450 ha | OECD |
| 2010s | 20.31 million ha | 20.52 million ha | 208,362 ha | OECD |
| 2020s | 14.56 million ha | 14.78 million ha | 219,632 ha | OECD |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Oceania or OECD?
- OECD, at 11.84 million ha against 11.72 million ha in Oceania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Oceania and OECD?
- 119,800 ha, with OECD ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania and OECD?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Oceania and OECD rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Oceania ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 31 groups.
- 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.