Australia vs Oceania: Savanna — Burned Area
Australia
2.63 million ha
in 2024
Oceania
2.70 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
12th
Oceania rank
14th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 2.70 million ha against 2.63 million ha in Australia, a difference of 71,610 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Oceania has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 12th and Oceania ranks 14th of 221 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.48 million ha | 7.54 million ha | 60,026 ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 6.07 million ha | 6.16 million ha | 87,815 ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 4.73 million ha | 4.82 million ha | 89,961 ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 3.24 million ha | 3.31 million ha | 68,662 ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Australia or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 2.70 million ha against 2.63 million ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Australia and Oceania?
- 71,610 ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Oceania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Oceania rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Australia ranks 12th and Oceania ranks 14th 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.