Argentina vs South Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Argentina
0.0119 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0133 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
59th
South Africa rank
56th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Argentina
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0133 ha per square kilometre against 0.0119 ha per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 0.0014 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.
Argentina ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 56th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0734 ha per square kilometre | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0471 ha per square kilometre | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.0264 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.0036 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0515 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | 0.0346 ha per square kilometre | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Argentina or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0133 ha per square kilometre against 0.0119 ha per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Argentina and South Africa?
- 0.0014 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Argentina ranks 59th and South Africa ranks 56th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — 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
Forest fires — 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.