Australia vs Burkina Faso: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Australia
9.28 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Burkina Faso
8.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
11th
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Australia currently reports 9.28 ha per square kilometre against 8.44 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.84 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 188 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.85 ha per square kilometre | 8.59 ha per square kilometre | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 7.01 ha per square kilometre | 10.43 ha per square kilometre | 3.43 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 6.01 ha per square kilometre | 6.72 ha per square kilometre | 0.7102 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 4.53 ha per square kilometre | 5.98 ha per square kilometre | 1.45 ha per square kilometre | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Burkina Faso?
- Australia, at 9.28 ha per square kilometre against 8.44 ha per square kilometre in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Burkina Faso?
- 0.84 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Burkina Faso?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Burkina Faso rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 11th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.