Australia vs Eastern Europe: Savanna — Burned Area
Australia
2.63 million ha
in 2024
Eastern Europe
2.86 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Eastern Europe rank
13th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Eastern Europe
How they compare
Eastern Europe currently reports 2.86 million ha against 2.63 million ha in Australia, a difference of 226,670 ha.
That makes Eastern Europe's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Eastern Europe ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Eastern Europe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Eastern Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.48 million ha | 1.82 million ha | 5.66 million ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.07 million ha | 3.19 million ha | 2.89 million ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.73 million ha | 3.42 million ha | 1.31 million ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.24 million ha | 3.54 million ha | 304,034 ha | Eastern Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Australia or Eastern Europe?
- Eastern Europe, at 2.86 million ha against 2.63 million ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Australia and Eastern Europe?
- 226,670 ha, with Eastern Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Eastern Europe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Eastern Europe rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Australia ranks 12th and Eastern Europe ranks 13th 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.