Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.1145 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.1145 ha per square kilometre for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.3636 ha per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0347 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
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 square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | -67.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0427 ha per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | +33.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3636 ha per square kilometre | +472.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2011 ha per square kilometre | -44.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1033 ha per square kilometre | -48.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1958 ha per square kilometre | +89.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1478 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1548 ha per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2925 ha per square kilometre | +89.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1557 ha per square kilometre | -46.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1985 ha per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0634 ha per square kilometre | -68.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1184 ha per square kilometre | +86.6% |
| 2012 | 0.254 ha per square kilometre | +114.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1528 ha per square kilometre | -39.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2111 ha per square kilometre | +38.2% |
| 2015 | 0.173 ha per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0857 ha per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0805 ha per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.162 ha per square kilometre | +101.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1472 ha per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | -56.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1011 ha per square kilometre | +56.5% |
| 2022 | 0.107 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +472.2% | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | 0.3636 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0992 ha per square kilometre | 0.0347 ha per square kilometre | 0.1356 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1877 ha per square kilometre | 0.0636 ha per square kilometre | 0.3636 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1448 ha per square kilometre | 0.0634 ha per square kilometre | 0.254 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0968 ha per square kilometre | 0.0646 ha per square kilometre | 0.1145 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Australia?
- Closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.1145 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3636 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0347 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Closed shrubland — 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.
Closed shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Closed shrubland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.