Australia vs Eastern Europe: Other forest — Burned Area
Australia
121,693 ha
in 2024
Eastern Europe
757,157 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Eastern Europe rank
13th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Eastern Europe
How they compare
Eastern Europe currently reports 757,157 ha against 121,693 ha in Australia, a difference of 635,464 ha.
That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 6.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern Europe ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Eastern Europe ranks 13th of 219 countries.
Eastern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 585,954 ha | 1.31 million ha | 727,750 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2000s | 471,369 ha | 1.07 million ha | 595,722 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2010s | 550,375 ha | 1.25 million ha | 700,133 ha | Eastern Europe |
| 2020s | 434,608 ha | 609,027 ha | 174,419 ha | Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Australia or Eastern Europe?
- Eastern Europe, at 757,157 ha against 121,693 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Australia and Eastern Europe?
- 635,464 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Eastern Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Eastern Europe rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Australia ranks 15th and Eastern Europe ranks 13th 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.