Ecuador vs South Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Ecuador
0.0009 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0001 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
56th
South Africa rank
57th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0.0009 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0008 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 9.7 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 57th of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0006 ha per square kilometre | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Ecuador or South Africa?
- Ecuador, at 0.0009 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.0008 ha per square kilometre, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 56th and South Africa ranks 57th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Humid tropical forest — 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
Humid tropical forest — 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.