Forest fires — Burned Area in Oceania
Oceania: Forest fires — Burned Area was 135,273 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area in Oceania, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 135,273 ha for forest fires — burned area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 23.6% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Oceania peaked at 3.30 million ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72,706 ha, in 2021.
That places Oceania 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area in Oceania, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 607,670 ha | — |
| 1991 | 607,670 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 607,670 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 607,670 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 607,670 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 607,670 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 577,461 ha | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.99 million ha | +245.0% |
| 1998 | 675,192 ha | -66.1% |
| 1999 | 858,075 ha | +27.1% |
| 2000 | 337,555 ha | -60.7% |
| 2001 | 499,227 ha | +47.9% |
| 2002 | 792,125 ha | +58.7% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million ha | +50.8% |
| 2004 | 218,832 ha | -81.7% |
| 2005 | 125,717 ha | -42.6% |
| 2006 | 985,273 ha | +683.7% |
| 2007 | 365,865 ha | -62.9% |
| 2008 | 76,518 ha | -79.1% |
| 2009 | 570,429 ha | +645.5% |
| 2010 | 99,391 ha | -82.6% |
| 2011 | 213,581 ha | +114.9% |
| 2012 | 328,053 ha | +53.6% |
| 2013 | 503,817 ha | +53.6% |
| 2014 | 373,670 ha | -25.8% |
| 2015 | 416,249 ha | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 302,221 ha | -27.4% |
| 2017 | 197,653 ha | -34.6% |
| 2018 | 342,508 ha | +73.3% |
| 2019 | 3.30 million ha | +862.1% |
| 2020 | 1.81 million ha | -45.1% |
| 2021 | 72,706 ha | -96.0% |
| 2022 | 86,010 ha | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 177,012 ha | +105.8% |
| 2024 | 135,273 ha | -23.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area in Oceania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +862.1% | 342,508 ha | 3.30 million ha |
| 2006 | +683.7% | 125,717 ha | 985,273 ha |
| 2009 | +645.5% | 76,518 ha | 570,429 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 774,878 ha | 577,461 ha | 1.99 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 516,591 ha | 76,518 ha | 1.19 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 607,258 ha | 99,391 ha | 3.30 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 456,238 ha | 72,706 ha | 1.81 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 16 Sudan (former) 276,002 ha compare
- 17 Paraguay 178,192 ha compare
- 18 Congo 165,085 ha compare
- 19 Ethiopia 140,455 ha compare
- 20 Australia and New Zealand 126,361 ha compare
- 21 Australia 125,716 ha compare
- 22 Madagascar 116,407 ha compare
More climate change data for Oceania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.44 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,425 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 47,343 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 123,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,396 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,817 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,542 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 44.59 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest fires — burned area in Oceania?
- Forest fires — burned area in Oceania was 135,273 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.30 million ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,706 ha in 2021.
- How does Oceania rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Oceania ranks 19th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oceania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.