Australia vs Sudan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Australia
46.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Sudan
53.65 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
30th
Sudan rank
28th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 53.65 % change on previous year against 46.56 % change on previous year in Australia, a difference of 7.09 % change on previous year.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Sudan ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Sudan ranks 28th of 158 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.05 % change on previous year | 2.94 % change on previous year | 13.11 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2010s | 38.9 % change on previous year | -2.96 % change on previous year | 41.86 % change on previous year | Australia |
| 2020s | 36.83 % change on previous year | 18.12 % change on previous year | 18.71 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Australia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 53.65 % change on previous year against 46.56 % change on previous year in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Australia and Sudan?
- 7.09 % change on previous year, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sudan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sudan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 30th and Sudan ranks 28th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.