Australia vs Indonesia: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Australia
0.6546 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Indonesia
0.3822 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
34th
Indonesia rank
37th

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Australia
  • Indonesia
0123199020062023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.6546 ha per square kilometre against 0.3822 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia, a difference of 0.2724 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 34th and Indonesia ranks 37th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.42 ha per square kilometre 0.2267 ha per square kilometre 1.19 ha per square kilometre Australia
2000s 0.8966 ha per square kilometre 0.3721 ha per square kilometre 0.5246 ha per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.6636 ha per square kilometre 0.3232 ha per square kilometre 0.3404 ha per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.4724 ha per square kilometre 0.117 ha per square kilometre 0.3554 ha per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Indonesia?
Australia, at 0.6546 ha per square kilometre against 0.3822 ha per square kilometre in Indonesia as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Indonesia?
0.2724 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 34th and Indonesia ranks 37th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.