Table 3.
Bushfires (unplanned fires) burnt area in Australia and New Zealand (Ha).
| AUSTRALIA | NEW ZEALAND5 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NSW1 | NT1 | QLD1 | SA1 | TAS2 | VIC3 | WA4 | ||
| 2006–2007 | 352,000 | 3,899,000 | 3,480,000 | 353,000 | 125,000 | 1,207,899 | 1,945,633 | 4,099 |
| 2007–2008 | 51,000 | 2,583,000 | 2,125,000 | 500,000 | 31,600 | 28,396 | 1,425,806 | 9,082 |
| 2008–2009 | 23,000 | 2,031,000 | 2,013,000 | 33,000 | 5,890 | 446,244 | 1,740,000 | 2,363 |
| 2009–2010 | 160,000 | 2,712,000 | 5,149,000 | 15,000 | 15,800 | 24,166 | 2,602,767 | 5,254 |
| 2010–2011 | 2,000 | 1,245,000 | 450,000 | 137,000 | 1,479 | 13,524 | 645,505 | 2,920 |
| 2011–2012 | no data | no data | no data | no data | 9,350 | 3,976 | 4,991,503 | 1,495 |
| 2012–2013 | no data | no data | no data | no data | 69,017 | 200,455 | 5,477,394 | 4,362 |
| 2013–2014 | no data | no data | no data | no data | 7,512 | 415,107 | 2,209,619 | 2,051 |
| 2014–2015 | no data | no data | no data | no data | 6,848 | 53,875 | 2,569,695 | 4,651 |
| 2015–2016 | no data | no data | no data | no data | 143,500 | 25,345 | 1,887,954 | 3,508 |
1
Data sources: SOE,
2
Data source: Tasmanian forest service,
3
Data source: Country Fire Authority,
4
Data source: Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,
5
Data source: National Rural Fire Authority New Zealand Fire Service