Angola vs South Africa: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Angola
45,448 ha
in 2024
South Africa
159,213 ha
in 2024
Angola rank
9th
South Africa rank
6th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Angola
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 159,213 ha against 45,448 ha in Angola, a difference of 113,765 ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 3.5 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Angola ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 116,118 ha | 334,184 ha | 218,066 ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 111,129 ha | 221,127 ha | 109,998 ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 80,741 ha | 228,166 ha | 147,425 ha | South Africa |
| 2020s | 38,274 ha | 612,702 ha | 574,428 ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Angola or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 159,213 ha against 45,448 ha in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Angola and South Africa?
- 113,765 ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Angola ranks 9th and South Africa ranks 6th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.