Argentina vs South Africa: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Argentina
0.6244 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.6718 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Argentina rank
58th
South Africa rank
56th
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Argentina
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.6718 t per square kilometre against 0.6244 t per square kilometre in Argentina, a difference of 0.0474 t 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 58th 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 | 3.91 t per square kilometre | 4.37 t per square kilometre | 0.467 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.46 t per square kilometre | 1.61 t per square kilometre | 0.8483 t per square kilometre | Argentina |
| 2010s | 1.39 t per square kilometre | 1.51 t per square kilometre | 0.1268 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.71 t per square kilometre | 0.8511 t per square kilometre | 1.86 t per square kilometre | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Argentina or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.6718 t per square kilometre against 0.6244 t per square kilometre in Argentina as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Argentina and South Africa?
- 0.0474 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Argentina ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 56th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.