South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.0133 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0199 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
56th
Zimbabwe rank
53rd
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0199 ha per square kilometre against 0.0133 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0066 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.5 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 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 53rd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0846 ha per square kilometre | 0.0691 ha per square kilometre | 0.0155 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0318 ha per square kilometre | 0.0565 ha per square kilometre | 0.0247 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.1031 ha per square kilometre | 0.0731 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.0169 ha per square kilometre | 0.0218 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0199 ha per square kilometre against 0.0133 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0066 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 forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 56th and Zimbabwe ranks 53rd 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.