Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 2.71 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 2.71 ha per square kilometre for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 35.3% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 5.2 ha per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.8035 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.
Australia ranks 21st of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8856 ha per square kilometre | -63.8% |
| 1997 | 0.8035 ha per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8205 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 2000 | 2.13 ha per square kilometre | +109.3% |
| 2001 | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | +144.0% |
| 2002 | 3.08 ha per square kilometre | -40.8% |
| 2003 | 2.19 ha per square kilometre | -29.0% |
| 2004 | 4.54 ha per square kilometre | +107.9% |
| 2005 | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2006 | 3.36 ha per square kilometre | +59.7% |
| 2007 | 3.24 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.38 ha per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2009 | 3.02 ha per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 2011 | 3.72 ha per square kilometre | +164.0% |
| 2012 | 4.33 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 1.83 ha per square kilometre | -57.7% |
| 2014 | 2.77 ha per square kilometre | +51.2% |
| 2015 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 2.34 ha per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2018 | 3.1 ha per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2019 | 2.04 ha per square kilometre | -34.3% |
| 2020 | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2021 | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | +88.5% |
| 2022 | 2 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | +35.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | 0.8035 ha per square kilometre | 2.44 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.13 ha per square kilometre | 2.11 ha per square kilometre | 5.2 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | 1.41 ha per square kilometre | 4.33 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | 1.11 ha per square kilometre | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 18 Central African Republic 3.34 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 Nigeria 3.15 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Sudan 3.11 ha per square kilometre compare
- 22 Uganda 2.22 ha per square kilometre compare
- 23 Namibia 2.17 ha per square kilometre compare
- 24 Eswatini 1.9 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Australia?
- Grassland — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia was 2.71 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8035 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
- How does Australia rank for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grassland — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — 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.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.