Belize vs South Africa: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita

Belize
0.0456 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0599 ha per person
in 2024
Belize rank
24th
South Africa rank
21st

Grassland — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Belize
  • South Africa
00.020.040.060.08199020072024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0599 ha per person against 0.0456 ha per person in Belize, a difference of 0.0143 ha per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Belize ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Belize South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0333 ha per person 0.0469 ha per person 0.0137 ha per person South Africa
2000s 0.0298 ha per person 0.0639 ha per person 0.0341 ha per person South Africa
2010s 0.0351 ha per person 0.0487 ha per person 0.0136 ha per person South Africa
2020s 0.036 ha per person 0.0522 ha per person 0.0162 ha per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burned area, per capita, Belize or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0599 ha per person against 0.0456 ha per person in Belize as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per capita between Belize and South Africa?
0.0143 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and South Africa?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Belize and South Africa rank globally for grassland — burned area, per capita?
Belize ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 21st of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.