Cameroon vs South Africa: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita
Cameroon
0.0013 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0012 ha per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
35th
South Africa rank
36th
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Cameroon
- South Africa
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.0013 ha per person against 0.0012 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 36th of 187 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0856 ha per person | 0.0058 ha per person | 0.0798 ha per person | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 0.0257 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0239 ha per person | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0019 ha per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.0022 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per capita, Cameroon or South Africa?
- Cameroon, at 0.0013 ha per person against 0.0012 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per capita between Cameroon and South Africa?
- 0.0001 ha per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and South Africa rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 36th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.