Angola vs South Africa: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)

Angola
2.24 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
2.13 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Angola rank
42nd
South Africa rank
45th

Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) over time

  • Angola
  • South Africa
01234196119922023

How they compare

Angola currently reports 2.24 t per square kilometre against 2.13 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.11 t per square kilometre.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Angola ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 45th of 150 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.4171 t per square kilometre 3.61 t per square kilometre 3.2 t per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 0.4604 t per square kilometre 3.83 t per square kilometre 3.37 t per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 0.5627 t per square kilometre 3.85 t per square kilometre 3.29 t per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 0.5822 t per square kilometre 3.27 t per square kilometre 2.68 t per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.7947 t per square kilometre 2.52 t per square kilometre 1.73 t per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 1.52 t per square kilometre 2.21 t per square kilometre 0.6865 t per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 2.21 t per square kilometre 2.24 t per square kilometre 0.035 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Angola or South Africa?
Angola, at 2.24 t per square kilometre against 2.13 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Angola and South Africa?
0.11 t per square kilometre, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Angola ranks 42nd and South Africa ranks 45th of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — 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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Indicator
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
152 places, 8,183 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Maize (corn) — 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.