Panama vs South Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Panama
0.0121 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0133 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Panama rank
57th
South Africa rank
56th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Panama
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0133 ha per square kilometre against 0.0121 ha per square kilometre in Panama, a difference of 0.0012 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Panama ranks 57th and South Africa ranks 56th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | 0.0641 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.047 ha per square kilometre | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | 0.0151 ha per square kilometre | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.0163 ha per square kilometre | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.0137 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0041 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | 0.0128 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Panama or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0133 ha per square kilometre against 0.0121 ha per square kilometre in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Panama and South Africa?
- 0.0012 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Panama ranks 57th 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.