Australia vs South Africa: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Australia
0.4309 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0025 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
South Africa rank
4th
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.4309 ha per person against 0.0025 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.4284 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 173.2 times South Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 1.07 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.09 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 1.08 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.869 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.8649 ha per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.5483 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.5385 ha per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per capita, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 0.4309 ha per person against 0.0025 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.4284 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st and South Africa ranks 4th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Open shrubland — 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.