Australia vs South Sudan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Australia
1.26 ha per person
in 2024
South Sudan
2.05 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
South Sudan rank
2nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 2.05 ha per person against 1.26 ha per person in Australia, a difference of 0.79 ha per person.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.88 ha per person | 2.35 ha per person | 0.4711 ha per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.31 ha per person | 2.03 ha per person | 0.7145 ha per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Australia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 2.05 ha per person against 1.26 ha per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Australia and South Sudan?
- 0.79 ha per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Sudan?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Sudan rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and South Sudan ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.