Australia vs Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Savanna fires — Burned Area

Australia
34.24 million ha
in 2024
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
132.72 million ha
in 2024
Australia rank
4th
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank
5th

Savanna fires — Burned Area over time

  • Australia
  • Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199020072024

How they compare

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) currently reports 132.72 million ha against 34.24 million ha in Australia, a difference of 98.48 million ha.

That makes Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)'s figure about 3.9 times Australia's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 4th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th of 221 countries.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) Difference Ahead
1990s 44.98 million ha 147.17 million ha 102.19 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2000s 53.82 million ha 156.91 million ha 103.09 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2010s 46.21 million ha 140.51 million ha 94.31 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
2020s 34.74 million ha 129.69 million ha 94.96 million ha Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Australia or Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), at 132.72 million ha against 34.24 million ha in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Australia and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
98.48 million ha, with Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
Australia ranks 4th and Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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