Australia vs Southern Asia: Other forest — Burned Area
Australia
121,693 ha
in 2024
Southern Asia
382,693 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
15th
Southern Asia rank
15th
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Southern Asia currently reports 382,693 ha against 121,693 ha in Australia, a difference of 261,000 ha.
That makes Southern Asia's figure about 3.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Southern Asia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and Southern Asia ranks 15th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Southern Asia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 585,954 ha | 359,679 ha | 226,274 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 471,369 ha | 431,056 ha | 40,313 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 550,375 ha | 766,525 ha | 216,150 ha | Southern Asia |
| 2020s | 434,608 ha | 625,200 ha | 190,592 ha | Southern Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Australia or Southern Asia?
- Southern Asia, at 382,693 ha against 121,693 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Australia and Southern Asia?
- 261,000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Southern Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Southern Asia rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Australia ranks 15th and Southern Asia ranks 15th 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.