Brazil vs South Africa: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Brazil
0.0816 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0676 ha per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
27th
South Africa rank
30th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0816 ha per person against 0.0676 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.014 ha per person.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0825 ha per person | 0.079 ha per person | 0.0035 ha per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.0766 ha per person | 0.0767 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0762 ha per person | 0.057 ha per person | 0.0192 ha per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0625 ha per person | 0.065 ha per person | 0.0025 ha per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Brazil or South Africa?
- Brazil, at 0.0816 ha per person against 0.0676 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.014 ha per person, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th 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.