Australia vs Europe: Other forest — Burned Area
Australia
121,693 ha
in 2024
Europe
795,283 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Europe rank
12th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 795,283 ha against 121,693 ha in Australia, a difference of 673,590 ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 6.5 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Europe ranks 12th of 219 countries.
Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 585,954 ha | 1.36 million ha | 776,053 ha | Europe |
| 2000s | 471,369 ha | 1.11 million ha | 640,238 ha | Europe |
| 2010s | 550,375 ha | 1.28 million ha | 734,087 ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 434,608 ha | 661,866 ha | 227,258 ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Australia or Europe?
- Europe, at 795,283 ha against 121,693 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Australia and Europe?
- 673,590 ha, with Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Europe rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Australia ranks 15th and Europe ranks 12th 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.