Angola vs South Africa: Closed and open shrubland: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre
Angola
2.92 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
12.95 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Angola rank
5th
South Africa rank
3rd
Closed and open shrubland: Burning crop … Burning square kilometre over time
- Angola
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 12.95 t per square kilometre against 2.92 t per square kilometre in Angola, a difference of 10.03 t per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 4.4 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Angola 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 | 5.34 t per square kilometre | 7.24 t per square kilometre | 1.9 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 9.92 t per square kilometre | 4.47 t per square kilometre | 5.45 t per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2010s | 5.91 t per square kilometre | 4.23 t per square kilometre | 1.67 t per square kilometre | Angola |
| 2020s | 4.43 t per square kilometre | 9.15 t per square kilometre | 4.72 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned), Angola or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 12.95 t per square kilometre against 2.92 t per square kilometre in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned) between Angola and South Africa?
- 10.03 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned)?
- 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.