El Salvador vs South Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
El Salvador
0.0021 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0001 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
El Salvador rank
54th
South Africa rank
57th
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- El Salvador
- South Africa
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.0021 ha per square kilometre against 0.0001 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.002 ha per square kilometre.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 23.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 57th of 185 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0115 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0039 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.0431 ha per square kilometre | 0.0007 ha per square kilometre | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0101 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.01 ha per square kilometre | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre, El Salvador or South Africa?
- El Salvador, at 0.0021 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 El Salvador and South Africa?
- 0.002 ha per square kilometre, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for humid tropical forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 54th 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.