Australia vs United States of America: Other forest — Burned Area
Other forest — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 314,263 ha against 121,693 ha in Australia, a difference of 192,570 ha.
That makes United States of America's figure about 2.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 16th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 585,954 ha | 307,764 ha | 278,190 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 471,369 ha | 269,939 ha | 201,430 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 550,375 ha | 303,207 ha | 247,168 ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 434,608 ha | 487,288 ha | 52,680 ha | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, Australia or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 314,263 ha against 121,693 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area between Australia and United States of America?
- 192,570 ha, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States of America?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and United States of America rank globally for other forest — burned area?
- Australia ranks 15th and United States of America 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.