Bhutan vs South Africa: Other forest — Burned Area, per capita
Bhutan
0.002 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0011 ha per person
in 2024
Bhutan rank
15th
South Africa rank
18th
Other forest — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Bhutan
- South Africa
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 0.002 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0009 ha per person.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.9 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0013 ha per person | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.0008 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, per capita, Bhutan or South Africa?
- Bhutan, at 0.002 ha per person against 0.0011 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per capita between Bhutan and South Africa?
- 0.0009 ha per person, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and South Africa rank globally for other forest — burned area, per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 15th and South Africa ranks 18th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — 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
Other forest — 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.