Nicaragua vs South Africa: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Nicaragua
0.0719 ha per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.0676 ha per person
in 2024
Nicaragua rank
29th
South Africa rank
30th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Nicaragua
- South Africa
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.0719 ha per person against 0.0676 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0043 ha per person.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 30th of 188 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0217 ha per person | 0.079 ha per person | 0.0573 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0221 ha per person | 0.0767 ha per person | 0.0546 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.022 ha per person | 0.057 ha per person | 0.0351 ha per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0306 ha per person | 0.0643 ha per person | 0.0337 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, Nicaragua or South Africa?
- Nicaragua, at 0.0719 ha per person against 0.0676 ha per person in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 0.0043 ha per person, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Nicaragua ranks 29th 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.