Australia vs Portugal: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita

Australia
0.0045 ha per person
in 2024
Portugal
0.0029 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Portugal rank
10th

Other forest — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Portugal
00.050.10.15199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0045 ha per person against 0.0029 ha per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0016 ha per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 10th of 186 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0326 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 0.0311 ha per person Australia
2000s 0.0235 ha per person 0.0015 ha per person 0.022 ha per person Australia
2010s 0.0224 ha per person 0.0016 ha per person 0.0208 ha per person Australia
2020s 0.0168 ha per person 0.0013 ha per person 0.0156 ha per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burned area, per capita, Australia or Portugal?
Australia, at 0.0045 ha per person against 0.0029 ha per person in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per capita between Australia and Portugal?
0.0016 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for other forest — burned area, per capita?
Australia ranks 8th and Portugal ranks 10th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Other forest — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.