Ecuador vs South Africa: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Ecuador
0.0136 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0167 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ecuador rank
54th
South Africa rank
52nd
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Ecuador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0167 ha per square kilometre against 0.0136 ha per square kilometre in Ecuador, a difference of 0.0031 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Ecuador ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 187 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0086 ha per square kilometre | 0.2152 ha per square kilometre | 0.2066 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0077 ha per square kilometre | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | 0.0635 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0146 ha per square kilometre | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | 0.0008 ha per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre, Ecuador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0167 ha per square kilometre against 0.0136 ha per square kilometre in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre between Ecuador and South Africa?
- 0.0031 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and South Africa rank globally for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ecuador ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 52nd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.