Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 9.28 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia is 9.28 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 160.6% on the previous year and up 159.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 11.9 ha per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.93 ha per square kilometre, in 2020.
Australia ranks 11th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.04 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 6.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6.04 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.8 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 4.39 ha per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 5.06 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 8.07 ha per square kilometre | +59.4% |
| 2000 | 9.55 ha per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2001 | 11.9 ha per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2002 | 9.87 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 3.93 ha per square kilometre | -60.1% |
| 2004 | 8.16 ha per square kilometre | +107.4% |
| 2005 | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 2006 | 7.25 ha per square kilometre | +105.3% |
| 2007 | 6.62 ha per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 4.07 ha per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 2009 | 5.17 ha per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2010 | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | -54.9% |
| 2011 | 11.25 ha per square kilometre | +382.2% |
| 2012 | 11.54 ha per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 3.57 ha per square kilometre | -69.1% |
| 2014 | 5.94 ha per square kilometre | +66.5% |
| 2015 | 5.38 ha per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 3.05 ha per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2017 | 6.21 ha per square kilometre | +103.8% |
| 2018 | 6.66 ha per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 4.18 ha per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2020 | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | -53.8% |
| 2021 | 3.36 ha per square kilometre | +73.8% |
| 2022 | 3.56 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 9.28 ha per square kilometre | +160.6% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 9.28 ha per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, 28428.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +382.2% | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | 11.25 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.85 ha per square kilometre | 4.39 ha per square kilometre | 8.07 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.01 ha per square kilometre | 3.53 ha per square kilometre | 11.9 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.01 ha per square kilometre | 2.33 ha per square kilometre | 11.54 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.53 ha per square kilometre | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 9.28 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 Central African Republic 14.44 ha per square kilometre compare
- 9 Gambia 13.58 ha per square kilometre compare
- 10 Guinea 11.51 ha per square kilometre compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 8.44 ha per square kilometre compare
- 13 Congo 7.81 ha per square kilometre compare
- 14 Togo 7.49 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 savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia was 9.28 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.9%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna 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
Savanna 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.