Mongolia vs South Africa: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Mongolia
0.0752 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0676 ha per person
in 2024
Mongolia rank
28th
South Africa rank
30th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Mongolia
- South Africa
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 0.0752 ha per person against 0.0676 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0076 ha per person.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mongolia ahead.
Mongolia ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 30th of 188 countries.
Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mongolia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4315 ha per person | 0.079 ha per person | 0.3525 ha per person | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 0.4289 ha per person | 0.0767 ha per person | 0.3522 ha per person | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 0.3526 ha per person | 0.057 ha per person | 0.2955 ha per person | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 0.1614 ha per person | 0.065 ha per person | 0.0964 ha per person | Mongolia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Mongolia or South Africa?
- Mongolia, at 0.0752 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 Mongolia and South Africa?
- 0.0076 ha per person, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mongolia and South Africa rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 28th 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.