Gambia vs South Africa: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Gambia
0.0524 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0676 ha per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
33rd
South Africa rank
30th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Gambia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0676 ha per person against 0.0524 ha per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0152 ha per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 30th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1256 ha per person | 0.079 ha per person | 0.0465 ha per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.0808 ha per person | 0.0767 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.058 ha per person | 0.057 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.0516 ha per person | 0.065 ha per person | 0.0134 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, Gambia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0676 ha per person against 0.0524 ha per person in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Gambia and South Africa?
- 0.0152 ha per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 33rd 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.