Australia vs Europe: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area
Australia
2.73 million ha
in 2024
Europe
6.49 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
13th
Europe rank
12th
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Europe
How they compare
Europe currently reports 6.49 million ha against 2.73 million ha in Australia, a difference of 3.77 million ha.
That makes Europe's figure about 2.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 13th and Europe ranks 12th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Europe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.88 million ha | 3.57 million ha | 7.31 million ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.89 million ha | 5.57 million ha | 1.32 million ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 5.10 million ha | 6.28 million ha | 1.18 million ha | Europe |
| 2020s | 3.45 million ha | 6.13 million ha | 2.67 million ha | Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, Australia or Europe?
- Europe, at 6.49 million ha against 2.73 million ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area between Australia and Europe?
- 3.77 million 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 savanna and woody savanna — burned area?
- Australia ranks 13th and Europe ranks 12th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna and woody savanna — 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.