Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Australia
95,636 ha
in 2024
Australia and New Zealand
96,001 ha
in 2024
Australia rank
21st
Australia and New Zealand rank
20th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Australia
- Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
Australia and New Zealand currently reports 96,001 ha against 95,636 ha in Australia, a difference of 365 ha.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia and New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 21st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th 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 | Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.40 million ha | 3.40 million ha | 51 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 814,076 ha | 814,114 ha | 37.6 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 368,191 ha | 368,197 ha | 6.5 ha | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 213,678 ha | 214,064 ha | 386.4 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 or Australia and New Zealand?
- Australia and New Zealand, at 96,001 ha against 95,636 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
- 365 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 woody savanna — burned area?
- Australia ranks 21st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 20th 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.