Senegal vs South Sudan: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Senegal
20.39 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
33.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal rank
4th
South Sudan rank
1st
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Senegal
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 33.8 ha per square kilometre against 20.39 ha per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 13.41 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.7 times Senegal's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Senegal ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 1st of 188 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.96 ha per square kilometre | 39.84 ha per square kilometre | 22.88 ha per square kilometre | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 19.7 ha per square kilometre | 35.22 ha per square kilometre | 15.52 ha per square kilometre | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Senegal or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 33.8 ha per square kilometre against 20.39 ha per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Senegal and South Sudan?
- 13.41 ha per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Senegal and South Sudan rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Senegal ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 1st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.