Eswatini vs South Africa: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area)

Eswatini
0.001 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0031 ha per person
in 2024
Eswatini rank
8th
South Africa rank
5th

Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) over time

  • Eswatini
  • South Africa
00.0050.010.015199020072024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0031 ha per person against 0.001 ha per person in Eswatini, a difference of 0.0021 ha per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 3.1 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Eswatini ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 5th of 186 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0026 ha per person 0.0109 ha per person 0.0083 ha per person South Africa
2000s 0.0052 ha per person 0.0063 ha per person 0.001 ha per person South Africa
2010s 0.0027 ha per person 0.0054 ha per person 0.0027 ha per person South Africa
2020s 0.0006 ha per person 0.0103 ha per person 0.0097 ha per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita, Eswatini or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0031 ha per person against 0.001 ha per person in Eswatini as of 2024.
What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Eswatini and South Africa?
0.0021 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
Eswatini ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,399 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.