Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Austria

Austria: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 753.35 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
753.35 ha
World rank
79th
of 236 countries
All-time high
753.35 ha
in 2024
All-time low
0 ha
in 1996
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Austria, 1990–2024

02004006008001990200720241990: 106.2 ha1991: 106.2 ha1992: 106.2 ha1993: 106.2 ha1994: 106.2 ha1995: 106.2 ha1996: 0 ha1997: 0 ha1998: 0 ha1999: 78.4 ha2000: 8.9 ha2001: 0 ha2002: 43.1 ha2003: 86.1 ha2004: 0 ha2005: 710.6 ha2006: 0 ha2007: 43.1 ha2008: 0 ha2009: 43 ha2010: 0 ha2011: 21.5 ha2012: 43 ha2013: 129.2 ha2014: 301.3 ha2015: 0 ha2016: 64.6 ha2017: 129.1 ha2018: 387.4 ha2019: 21.5 ha2020: 43.1 ha2021: 129.1 ha2022: 43 ha2023: 0 ha2024: 753.4 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Austria recorded 753.35 ha for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 150.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Austria peaked at 753.35 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1996.

Austria ranks 79th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 71.56 ha 0 ha 106.19 ha 10
2000s 93.47 ha 0 ha 710.55 ha 10
2010s 109.78 ha 0 ha 387.42 ha 10
2020s 193.72 ha 0 ha 753.35 ha 5

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 76 Côte d'Ivoire 1,154 ha compare
  2. 77 Sudan 1,005 ha compare
  3. 78 Bulgaria 838.48 ha compare
  4. 80 Georgia 752.58 ha compare
  5. 81 Equatorial Guinea 705.24 ha compare
  6. 82 Greece 665.99 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Austria?
Forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Austria was 753.35 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 753.35 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1996.
How does Austria rank for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
Austria ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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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.