Angola vs Australia and New Zealand: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Angola
35.32 million ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
34.24 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
2nd
Australia and New Zealand rank
3rd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Angola currently reports 35.32 million ha against 34.24 million ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1.07 million ha.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Angola ranks 2nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 3rd 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 | Angola | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.20 million ha | 44.98 million ha | 13.78 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 34.01 million ha | 53.82 million ha | 19.81 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 33.57 million ha | 46.21 million ha | 12.64 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 32.68 million ha | 34.74 million ha | 2.05 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Angola or Australia and New Zealand?
- Angola, at 35.32 million ha against 34.24 million ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Angola and Australia and New Zealand?
- 1.07 million ha, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Australia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Angola ranks 2nd and Australia and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.