Portugal vs South Africa: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.0729 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.092 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
55th
South Africa rank
54th
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.092 ha per square kilometre against 0.0729 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0191 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Portugal ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 54th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1811 ha per square kilometre | 0.5708 ha per square kilometre | 0.3898 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2923 ha per square kilometre | 0.1891 ha per square kilometre | 0.1032 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.2901 ha per square kilometre | 0.1045 ha per square kilometre | 0.1856 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1406 ha per square kilometre | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | 0.0599 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Portugal or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.092 ha per square kilometre against 0.0729 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Portugal and South Africa?
- 0.0191 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 55th and South Africa ranks 54th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as 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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About this data
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.