Australia and New Zealand vs China, mainland: Other forest — Burned Area
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- China, mainland
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 122,337 ha against 85,294 ha in China, mainland, a difference of 37,043 ha.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times China, mainland's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th and China, mainland ranks 16th of 219 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | China, mainland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 586,149 ha | 128,004 ha | 458,145 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 471,617 ha | 142,479 ha | 329,138 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 550,642 ha | 91,417 ha | 459,225 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 435,034 ha | 84,029 ha | 351,005 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Australia and New Zealand or China, mainland?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 122,337 ha against 85,294 ha in China, mainland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland?
- 37,043 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and China, mainland rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 14th and China, mainland ranks 16th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other forest — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.