South Africa vs Uruguay: Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
South Africa
0.092 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
0.0508 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
54th
Uruguay rank
56th
Savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Uruguay
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.092 ha per square kilometre against 0.0508 ha per square kilometre in Uruguay, a difference of 0.0412 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.8 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 54th and Uruguay 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 | South Africa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5708 ha per square kilometre | 0.0329 ha per square kilometre | 0.5379 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1891 ha per square kilometre | 0.0767 ha per square kilometre | 0.1124 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1045 ha per square kilometre | 0.043 ha per square kilometre | 0.0616 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0807 ha per square kilometre | 0.0689 ha per square kilometre | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, South Africa or Uruguay?
- South Africa, at 0.092 ha per square kilometre against 0.0508 ha per square kilometre in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between South Africa and Uruguay?
- 0.0412 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 54th and Uruguay ranks 56th 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.