Portugal vs South Africa: Woody savanna — Burned Area
Portugal
68,022 ha
in 2024
South Africa
74,023 ha
in 2024
Portugal rank
27th
South Africa rank
26th
Woody savanna — Burned Area over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 74,023 ha against 68,022 ha in Portugal, a difference of 6,001 ha.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Portugal ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 26th of 220 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52,330 ha | 261,028 ha | 208,698 ha | South Africa |
| 2000s | 45,150 ha | 86,322 ha | 41,172 ha | South Africa |
| 2010s | 49,012 ha | 35,856 ha | 13,157 ha | Portugal |
| 2020s | 25,974 ha | 33,058 ha | 7,084 ha | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, Portugal or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 74,023 ha against 68,022 ha in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area between Portugal and South Africa?
- 6,001 ha, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for woody savanna — burned area?
- Portugal ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 26th of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Woody savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.