Australia vs South Africa: Open shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Australia
82.96 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
12.6 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
South Africa rank
3rd
Open shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 82.96 t per square kilometre against 12.6 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 70.36 t per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 6.6 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd 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 | 36.04 t per square kilometre | 3.94 t per square kilometre | 32.1 t per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 39.99 t per square kilometre | 2.61 t per square kilometre | 37.38 t per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 37.79 t per square kilometre | 2.69 t per square kilometre | 35.1 t per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 28.39 t per square kilometre | 8.56 t per square kilometre | 19.83 t per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 82.96 t per square kilometre against 12.6 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Australia and South Africa?
- 70.36 t per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Australia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 3rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — 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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About this data
Open shrubland — 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.