Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Australia
34.24 million ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
34.24 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Australia and New Zealand rank
3rd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 34.24 million ha against 34.24 million ha in Australia, a difference of 800 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 4th 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 | Australia | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.98 million ha | 44.98 million ha | 640 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 53.82 million ha | 53.82 million ha | 700 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 46.21 million ha | 46.21 million ha | 1,350 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 34.74 million ha | 34.74 million ha | 1,720 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 34.24 million ha against 34.24 million ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 800 ha, with Australia and New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Australia ranks 4th 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.