Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0113 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in Australia is 0.0113 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 65.8% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.1449 ha per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0113 ha per person, in 2024.
Australia ranks 1st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.061 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0603 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0596 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0591 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0585 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0578 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0185 ha per person | -68.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0145 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0176 ha per person | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0232 ha per person | +31.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0257 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1449 ha per person | +464.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0793 ha per person | -45.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0402 ha per person | -49.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0755 ha per person | +87.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0563 ha per person | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0582 ha per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1079 ha per person | +85.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0563 ha per person | -47.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0703 ha per person | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0221 ha per person | -68.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0407 ha per person | +84.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0858 ha per person | +110.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0507 ha per person | -40.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0691 ha per person | +36.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0558 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0273 ha per person | -51.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0252 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0499 ha per person | +98.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0447 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0194 ha per person | -56.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0303 ha per person | +56.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0316 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.033 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0113 ha per person | -65.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +464.9% | 0.0257 ha per person | 0.1449 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.043 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.061 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0714 ha per person | 0.0257 ha per person | 0.1449 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0471 ha per person | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.0858 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0251 ha per person | 0.0113 ha per person | 0.033 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More climate change data for Australia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.30 billion kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in Australia?
- Closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in Australia was 0.0113 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1449 ha per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0113 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Australia rank for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed shrubland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Closed shrubland — 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.
Closed shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Closed shrubland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Closed shrubland — 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.