Australia vs Iraq: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Australia
5.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq
0.0636 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Iraq rank
5th
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Iraq
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.8 ha per square kilometre against 0.0636 ha per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 5.74 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 91.2 times Iraq's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and Iraq ranks 5th of 185 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | 2.46 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Iraq?
- Australia, at 5.8 ha per square kilometre against 0.0636 ha per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Iraq?
- 5.74 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Iraq?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Iraq rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Iraq ranks 5th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — 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
Open shrubland — 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.