Ethiopia vs South Africa: Other forest: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita

Ethiopia
0.0476 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0538 t per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
20th
South Africa rank
18th

Other forest: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … capita over time

  • Ethiopia
  • South Africa
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0538 t per person against 0.0476 t per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0062 t per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 18th of 186 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1451 t per person 0.1381 t per person 0.007 t per person Ethiopia
2000s 0.1017 t per person 0.0387 t per person 0.063 t per person Ethiopia
2010s 0.0479 t per person 0.0318 t per person 0.0161 t per person Ethiopia
2020s 0.0618 t per person 0.0241 t per person 0.0377 t per person Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Ethiopia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0538 t per person against 0.0476 t per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Ethiopia and South Africa?
0.0062 t per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and South Africa?
32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and South Africa rank globally for other forest — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Ethiopia ranks 20th and South Africa ranks 18th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 6,434 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Other forest — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.