South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square

South Africa
0.5114 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.6555 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
53rd
Sri Lanka rank
51st

Savanna: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time

  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
0246199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.6555 t per square kilometre against 0.5114 t per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.1441 t per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

South Africa ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1990s 3.09 t per square kilometre 1.32 t per square kilometre 1.77 t per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 1.07 t per square kilometre 2.91 t per square kilometre 1.84 t per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.5959 t per square kilometre 0.9913 t per square kilometre 0.3954 t per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.4521 t per square kilometre 0.3961 t per square kilometre 0.056 t per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.6555 t per square kilometre against 0.5114 t per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
0.1441 t per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for savanna — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
South Africa ranks 53rd and Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.