Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia
Australia: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.054 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 0.054 ha per square kilometre for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 587.7% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia peaked at 1.19 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Australia ranks 38th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Australia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7317 ha per square kilometre | +319.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6655 ha per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7918 ha per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2000 | 0.6851 ha per square kilometre | -42.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0476 ha per square kilometre | -93.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0936 ha per square kilometre | +96.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0595 ha per square kilometre | -36.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0189 ha per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | +169.1% |
| 2007 | 0.016 ha per square kilometre | -68.5% |
| 2008 | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0492 ha per square kilometre | +227.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2011 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | +159.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0695 ha per square kilometre | +117.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0477 ha per square kilometre | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 0.029 ha per square kilometre | -39.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0569 ha per square kilometre | +95.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0266 ha per square kilometre | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 0.025 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0343 ha per square kilometre | +37.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1457 ha per square kilometre | +324.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0508 ha per square kilometre | -65.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0139 ha per square kilometre | -72.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | -43.3% |
| 2023 | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | +587.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +587.7% | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.054 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4426 ha per square kilometre | 0.1744 ha per square kilometre | 1.19 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.106 ha per square kilometre | 0.015 ha per square kilometre | 0.6851 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0479 ha per square kilometre | 0.0123 ha per square kilometre | 0.1457 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0316 ha per square kilometre | 0.0079 ha per square kilometre | 0.054 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 35 Eswatini 0.0648 ha per square kilometre compare
- 36 Uganda 0.0628 ha per square kilometre compare
- 37 Argentina 0.0596 ha per square kilometre compare
- 39 Panama 0.0527 ha per square kilometre compare
- 40 Costa Rica 0.0523 ha per square kilometre compare
- 41 Guinea 0.0494 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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in Australia was 0.054 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody 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
Woody 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.