Asia vs Australia and New Zealand: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Asia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 34.24 million ha against 6.02 million ha in Asia, a difference of 28.23 million ha.
That makes Australia and New Zealand's figure about 5.7 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Asia ranks 5th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 22 groups.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.80 million ha | 44.98 million ha | 33.18 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 17.43 million ha | 53.82 million ha | 36.39 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 13.14 million ha | 46.21 million ha | 33.07 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 8.00 million ha | 34.74 million ha | 26.74 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, Asia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 34.24 million ha against 6.02 million ha in Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 28.23 million ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Asia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Asia ranks 5th and Australia and New Zealand ranks 3rd of 22 groups.
- 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.