Iraq vs South Africa: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Iraq
0.002 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0025 ha per person
in 2024
Iraq rank
5th
South Africa rank
4th
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0025 ha per person against 0.002 ha per person in Iraq, a difference of 0.0005 ha per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 4th of 185 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.0063 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.0037 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per capita, Iraq or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0025 ha per person against 0.002 ha per person in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Iraq and South Africa?
- 0.0005 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Iraq ranks 5th 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.