Australia and New Zealand vs Guinea: Savanna — Burned Area
Australia and New Zealand
2.63 million ha
in 2024
Guinea
2.70 million ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
11th
Guinea rank
10th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Guinea
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 2.70 million ha against 2.63 million ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 65,580 ha.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th and Guinea ranks 10th of 221 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.48 million ha | 1.86 million ha | 5.62 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 6.07 million ha | 3.00 million ha | 3.07 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.73 million ha | 3.20 million ha | 1.53 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.24 million ha | 2.73 million ha | 512,804 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Australia and New Zealand or Guinea?
- Guinea, at 2.70 million ha against 2.63 million ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Australia and New Zealand and Guinea?
- 65,580 ha, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Guinea rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 11th and Guinea ranks 10th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as 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.