Australia vs Ethiopia: Savanna — Burned Area
Australia
2.63 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia
2.31 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Ethiopia rank
13th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.63 million ha against 2.31 million ha in Ethiopia, a difference of 317,730 ha.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 12th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 221 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.25 million ha | 2.91 million ha | 5.34 million ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 6.07 million ha | 3.84 million ha | 2.23 million ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 4.73 million ha | 3.39 million ha | 1.34 million ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.24 million ha | 2.67 million ha | 570,414 ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Australia or Ethiopia?
- Australia, at 2.63 million ha against 2.31 million ha in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Australia and Ethiopia?
- 317,730 ha, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Ethiopia rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Australia ranks 12th and Ethiopia 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.