Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Australia
Australia: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.7167 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Australia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area, per capita in Australia is 0.7167 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Australia peaked at 2.07 ha per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.3325 ha per person, in 2020.
Australia ranks 1st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.1 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.09 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.07 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.06 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.05 ha per person | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.04 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3733 ha per person | -64.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3351 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3388 ha per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4157 ha per person | +22.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8602 ha per person | +106.9% |
| 2001 | 2.07 ha per person | +140.9% |
| 2002 | 1.21 ha per person | -41.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8516 ha per person | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 1.75 ha per person | +105.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8017 ha per person | -54.2% |
| 2006 | 1.26 ha per person | +57.6% |
| 2007 | 1.2 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8618 ha per person | -27.9% |
| 2009 | 1.07 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4909 ha per person | -54.1% |
| 2011 | 1.28 ha per person | +160.4% |
| 2012 | 1.46 ha per person | +14.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6083 ha per person | -58.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9059 ha per person | +48.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7547 ha per person | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5544 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7317 ha per person | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9545 ha per person | +30.5% |
| 2019 | 0.618 ha per person | -35.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3325 ha per person | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 0.626 ha per person | +88.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5915 ha per person | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7813 ha per person | +32.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7167 ha per person | -8.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.7167 ha per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 ha per person, 103518.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7884 ha per person | 0.3351 ha per person | 1.1 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.19 ha per person | 0.8017 ha per person | 2.07 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.836 ha per person | 0.4909 ha per person | 1.46 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6096 ha per person | 0.3325 ha per person | 0.7813 ha per person | 5 |
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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Australia?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Australia was 0.7167 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 ha per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3325 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.