Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0209 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia stood at 0.0209 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 136.9% on the previous year and down 67.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 0.4267 ha per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 ha per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Australia 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2023, 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, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0706 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0704 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1055 ha per square kilometre | +49.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0819 ha per square kilometre | -22.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0405 ha per square kilometre | -62.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0644 ha per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0968 ha per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | +58.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0171 ha per square kilometre | -88.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1248 ha per square kilometre | +728.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0468 ha per square kilometre | -62.5% |
| 2008 | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | -80.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0726 ha per square kilometre | +709.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | -84.1% |
| 2011 | 0.027 ha per square kilometre | +134.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0419 ha per square kilometre | +55.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0642 ha per square kilometre | +53.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | -26.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0297 ha per square kilometre | -37.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0384 ha per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0243 ha per square kilometre | -36.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | +69.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4267 ha per square kilometre | +936.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2347 ha per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | -96.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0088 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0209 ha per square kilometre | +136.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0209 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 1511.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +936.1% | 0.0412 ha per square kilometre | 0.4267 ha per square kilometre |
| 2006 | +728.9% | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | 0.1248 ha per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +709.8% | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0726 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0788 ha per square kilometre | 0.0704 ha per square kilometre | 0.1066 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.064 ha per square kilometre | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | 0.1533 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0752 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | 0.4267 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0682 ha per square kilometre | 0.0085 ha per square kilometre | 0.2347 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 forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.0209 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4267 ha per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 ha per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Australia rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 51st out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.5%. 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 Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — 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
Forest fires — 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.