Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in South Africa
South Africa: Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) was 0 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita in South Africa, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0 ha per person for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.0% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 ha per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per person, in 2016.
That places South Africa 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per person | +186.2% |
| 1997 | 0 ha per person | -60.4% |
| 1998 | 0 ha per person | +64.4% |
| 1999 | 0 ha per person | +19.6% |
| 2000 | 0 ha per person | -80.1% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per person | -37.6% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0 ha per person | +370.3% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per person | -86.1% |
| 2005 | 0 ha per person | +828.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 ha per person | +149.4% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per person | -97.4% |
| 2008 | 0 ha per person | +196.6% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per person | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per person | +962.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 ha per person | +57.3% |
| 2012 | 0 ha per person | -93.5% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per person | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per person | +613.1% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per person | -67.9% |
| 2016 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha per person | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 ha per person | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha per person | -87.7% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per person | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0 ha per person | -87.7% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per person | +393.4% |
| 2024 | 0 ha per person | +58.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 4% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita (Area capita) in South Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +962.4% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
| 2005 | +828.1% | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 0 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More climate change data for South Africa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 717.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 34,365 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,741 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 807.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,119 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 376.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 19.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in South Africa?
- Humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita in South Africa was 0 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per person in 2016.
- How does South Africa rank for humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 59th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is humid tropical forest — burned area, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Humid tropical forest — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Humid tropical forest — 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.
Humid tropical forest — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Humid tropical forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Humid tropical forest — 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.