Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.6006 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.6006 ha per square kilometre for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 76.9% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 1.68 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2714 ha per square kilometre, in 2010.
That places Australia 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.7404 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.7404 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7404 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.7404 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7404 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7404 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.36 ha per square kilometre | +83.5% |
| 1997 | 1.05 ha per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 1998 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 2000 | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7302 ha per square kilometre | -54.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9003 ha per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7136 ha per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6337 ha per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6899 ha per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6948 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4785 ha per square kilometre | -31.1% |
| 2008 | 0.541 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 0.909 ha per square kilometre | +68.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2714 ha per square kilometre | -70.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8611 ha per square kilometre | +217.3% |
| 2012 | 0.98 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5345 ha per square kilometre | -45.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7913 ha per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6373 ha per square kilometre | -19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4823 ha per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4108 ha per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5508 ha per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6375 ha per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4466 ha per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3764 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3395 ha per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6006 ha per square kilometre | +76.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.6006 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 ha per square kilometre, 4616.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +217.3% | 0.2714 ha per square kilometre | 0.8611 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.974 ha per square kilometre | 0.7404 ha per square kilometre | 1.68 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7907 ha per square kilometre | 0.4785 ha per square kilometre | 1.62 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6157 ha per square kilometre | 0.2714 ha per square kilometre | 0.98 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4408 ha per square kilometre | 0.3395 ha per square kilometre | 0.6006 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 savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.6006 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2714 ha per square kilometre in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 28th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.