South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.0131 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0603 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
6th
Zimbabwe rank
3rd
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0603 ha per square kilometre against 0.0131 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0472 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 4.6 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
South Africa ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1237 ha per square kilometre | 0.1336 ha per square kilometre | 0.0099 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0699 ha per square kilometre | 0.4026 ha per square kilometre | 0.3327 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | 0.1532 ha per square kilometre | 0.0955 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 0.034 ha per square kilometre | 0.0118 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0603 ha per square kilometre against 0.0131 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0472 ha per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 6th and Zimbabwe ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed 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 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.