Australia vs World: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Australia
1.26 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.036 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- World
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.26 ha per person against 0.036 ha per person in World, a difference of 1.22 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 35.0 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.51 ha per person | 0.0557 ha per person | 2.45 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.7 ha per person | 0.0537 ha per person | 2.64 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.97 ha per person | 0.043 ha per person | 1.93 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.31 ha per person | 0.0362 ha per person | 1.28 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Australia or World?
- Australia, at 1.26 ha per person against 0.036 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Australia and World?
- 1.22 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and World rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.