Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Australia
Australia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area was 307,633 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for closed shrubland — burned area in Australia is 307,633 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 65.1% on the previous year and down 81.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area in Australia peaked at 2.79 million ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 266,505 ha, in 1997.
That places Australia 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 761,793 ha | 266,505 ha | 1.04 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.44 million ha | 488,259 ha | 2.79 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million ha | 487,328 ha | 1.95 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 657,405 ha | 307,633 ha | 880,976 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 OECD 330,833 ha compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 307,633 ha compare
- 4 Angola 266,628 ha compare
- 5 South Africa 36,154 ha compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area in Australia?
- Closed shrubland — burned area in Australia was 307,633 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 million ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 266,505 ha in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Australia ranks 2nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed shrubland — burned area rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.