Philippines vs South Africa: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Philippines
0.0184 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0132 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines rank
29th
South Africa rank
31st
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Philippines
- South Africa
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.0184 ha per square kilometre against 0.0132 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0052 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.4 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Philippines ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 186 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0109 ha per square kilometre | 0.0835 ha per square kilometre | 0.0726 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0081 ha per square kilometre | 0.0311 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | 0.0292 ha per square kilometre | 0.0126 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other forest — burned area, per square kilometre, Philippines or South Africa?
- Philippines, at 0.0184 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 Philippines and South Africa?
- 0.0052 ha per square kilometre, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and South Africa rank globally for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Philippines ranks 29th 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.