Australia vs Italy: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre

Australia
0.002 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
0.0024 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
55th
Italy rank
53rd

Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre against 0.002 hectares per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 55th and Italy ranks 53rd of 206 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 0.002 hectares per square kilometre 0.001 hectares per square kilometre 0.001 hectares per square kilometre Australia
2010s 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre 0.0016 hectares per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.002 hectares per square kilometre 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Australia or Italy?
Italy, at 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre against 0.002 hectares per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Australia and Italy?
0.0004 hectares per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 55th and Italy ranks 53rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

Wildfire area burned by land cover type 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.