Australia vs China: Other forest — Burned Area
Australia
121,693 ha
in 2024
China
85,294 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
China rank
16th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 121,693 ha against 85,294 ha in China, a difference of 36,399 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and China ranks 16th of 219 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 585,954 ha | 128,068 ha | 457,886 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 471,369 ha | 142,624 ha | 328,745 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 550,375 ha | 91,455 ha | 458,920 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 434,608 ha | 84,029 ha | 350,579 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 121,693 ha against 85,294 ha in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Australia and China?
- 36,399 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Australia ranks 15th and China 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.
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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.