Australia vs South Africa: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Australia
5.92 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.8943 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
South Africa rank
3rd
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.92 ha per square kilometre against 0.8943 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 5.03 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 6.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | 0.3991 ha per square kilometre | 2.22 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.98 ha per square kilometre | 0.2522 ha per square kilometre | 2.73 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | 0.2458 ha per square kilometre | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | 0.6208 ha per square kilometre | 1.46 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 5.92 ha per square kilometre against 0.8943 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and South Africa?
- 5.03 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 2nd 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.