Ethiopia vs South Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita

Ethiopia
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
37th
South Africa rank
36th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Africa
00.0020.0040.006199020072024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0011 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 ha per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 36th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0033 ha per person 0.0027 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person Ethiopia
2000s 0.0028 ha per person 0.0008 ha per person 0.002 ha per person Ethiopia
2010s 0.0017 ha per person 0.0006 ha per person 0.001 ha per person Ethiopia
2020s 0.0015 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 0.001 ha per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Ethiopia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0011 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Ethiopia and South Africa?
0 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
Ethiopia ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 36th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — 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.