Chile vs South Africa: Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)

Chile
0.1202 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.1087 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Chile rank
55th
South Africa rank
56th

Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time

  • Chile
  • South Africa
00.511.5199020062023

How they compare

Chile currently reports 0.1202 ha per square kilometre against 0.1087 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0115 ha per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.

Chile ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 56th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0324 ha per square kilometre 0.786 ha per square kilometre 0.7536 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 0.0214 ha per square kilometre 0.2603 ha per square kilometre 0.2389 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 0.0659 ha per square kilometre 0.1341 ha per square kilometre 0.0682 ha per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 0.0562 ha per square kilometre 0.0995 ha per square kilometre 0.0433 ha per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Chile or South Africa?
Chile, at 0.1202 ha per square kilometre against 0.1087 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Chile and South Africa?
0.0115 ha per square kilometre, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for savanna and woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
Chile ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 56th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna and woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna and woody savanna — 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.