Senegal vs South Africa: Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP

Senegal
0 ha per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Africa
0 ha per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Senegal rank
41st
South Africa rank
39th

Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP over time

  • Senegal
  • South Africa
00000199020072024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 ha per US$ of GDP in Senegal, a difference of 0 ha per US$ of GDP.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Senegal South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP Senegal
2000s 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP Senegal
2010s 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP Senegal
2020s 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP 0 ha per US$ of GDP Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp, Senegal or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0 ha per US$ of GDP against 0 ha per US$ of GDP in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp between Senegal and South Africa?
0 ha per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Senegal and South Africa rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per unit of gdp?
Senegal ranks 41st and South Africa ranks 39th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
ha per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
185 places, 6,212 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Forest fires — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.