Australia vs South Africa: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Australia
0.0186 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0132 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
28th
South Africa rank
31st
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.0186 ha per square kilometre against 0.0132 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0054 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0763 ha per square kilometre | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | 0.0073 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0614 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 0.0302 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.0716 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | 0.0423 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.0667 ha per square kilometre | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | 0.0499 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or South Africa?
- Australia, at 0.0186 ha per square kilometre against 0.0132 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in other forest — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and South Africa?
- 0.0054 ha 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 other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 31st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — 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
Other forest — 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.