Angola vs Australia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Angola
35.32 million ha
in 2024
Australia
34.24 million ha
in 2024
Angola rank
2nd
Australia rank
4th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- Australia
How they compare
Angola currently reports 35.32 million ha against 34.24 million ha in Australia, 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 ahead.
Angola ranks 2nd and Australia ranks 4th of 221 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Australia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.20 million ha | 44.98 million ha | 13.78 million ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 34.01 million ha | 53.82 million ha | 19.81 million ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.57 million ha | 46.21 million ha | 12.64 million ha | Australia |
| 2020s | 32.68 million ha | 34.74 million ha | 2.05 million ha | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Angola or Australia?
- Angola, at 35.32 million ha against 34.24 million ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Angola and Australia?
- 1.07 million ha, with Angola ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Australia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and Australia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Angola ranks 2nd and Australia ranks 4th 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.