Iraq vs South Africa: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Iraq
0.0636 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.8812 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
5th
South Africa rank
3rd
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Iraq
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.8812 ha per square kilometre against 0.0636 ha per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.8176 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 13.9 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Iraq ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd 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 | 0.0628 ha per square kilometre | 0.2755 ha per square kilometre | 0.2127 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.009 ha per square kilometre | 0.1823 ha per square kilometre | 0.1733 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | 0.1881 ha per square kilometre | 0.1434 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | 0.5985 ha per square kilometre | 0.5444 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Iraq or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.8812 ha per square kilometre against 0.0636 ha per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Iraq and South Africa?
- 0.8176 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 5th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — 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
Open shrubland — 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.