South Africa vs Zimbabwe: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
South Africa
4.41 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
4.69 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
23rd
Zimbabwe rank
20th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 4.69 ha per square kilometre against 4.41 ha per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.28 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Zimbabwe'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 Zimbabwe ahead.
South Africa ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th of 188 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.86 ha per square kilometre | 7.69 ha per square kilometre | 4.83 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 3.11 ha per square kilometre | 7.31 ha per square kilometre | 4.19 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | 7.09 ha per square kilometre | 4.48 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 3.29 ha per square kilometre | 4.11 ha per square kilometre | 0.8158 ha per square kilometre | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, South Africa or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 4.69 ha per square kilometre against 4.41 ha per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 0.28 ha per square kilometre, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 23rd and Zimbabwe ranks 20th 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.