Australia and New Zealand vs Gabon: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Australia and New Zealand
96,001 ha
in 2024
Gabon
106,853 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Gabon rank
18th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 106,853 ha against 96,001 ha in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 10,852 ha.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Gabon ranks 18th of 220 countries.
Australia and New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.40 million ha | 50,459 ha | 3.35 million ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 814,114 ha | 26,236 ha | 787,878 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 368,197 ha | 26,388 ha | 341,809 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 214,064 ha | 44,109 ha | 169,955 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Australia and New Zealand or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 106,853 ha against 96,001 ha in Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Australia and New Zealand and Gabon?
- 10,852 ha, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and Gabon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and Gabon rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th and Gabon ranks 18th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — 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.