Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Australia
Australia: Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 19.49 million ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Australia stood at 19.49 million ha.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Australia peaked at 39.94 million ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.17 million ha, in 1997.
That places Australia 3rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.97 million ha | 6.17 million ha | 18.77 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.01 million ha | 16.18 million ha | 39.94 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.68 million ha | 10.82 million ha | 33.26 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.06 million ha | 8.53 million ha | 20.83 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 OECD 21.84 million ha compare
- 2 Australia and New Zealand 19.49 million ha compare
- 4 Sudan (former) 14.48 million ha compare
- 5 Angola 13.51 million ha compare
- 6 South Sudan 8.35 million ha compare
More climate change data for Australia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 118,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 34,162 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 84,416 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 128.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 12,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 10,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 1,507 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 41.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 53.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Australia?
- Grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 in Australia was 19.49 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.94 million ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.17 million ha in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for grassland — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area — fao tier 1 rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.