Angola vs South Africa: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Angola
0.119 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.8943 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Angola rank
5th
South Africa rank
3rd
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Angola
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.8943 ha per square kilometre against 0.119 ha per square kilometre in Angola, a difference of 0.7753 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 7.5 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Angola ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2432 ha per square kilometre | 0.3991 ha per square kilometre | 0.156 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4131 ha per square kilometre | 0.2522 ha per square kilometre | 0.1609 ha per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2010s | 0.2513 ha per square kilometre | 0.2458 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2020s | 0.1795 ha per square kilometre | 0.6208 ha per square kilometre | 0.4413 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Angola or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.8943 ha per square kilometre against 0.119 ha per square kilometre in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Angola and South Africa?
- 0.7753 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Angola ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Closed and open shrubland — 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.