Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in South Africa
South Africa: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0167 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in South Africa, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in South Africa is 0.0167 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in South Africa peaked at 0.4229 ha per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
South Africa ranks 52nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre in South Africa, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3834 ha per square kilometre | +307.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3645 ha per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.416 ha per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4229 ha per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3715 ha per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0246 ha per square kilometre | -93.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0445 ha per square kilometre | +80.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0441 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | -55.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre | +139.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0253 ha per square kilometre | -46.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0504 ha per square kilometre | +99.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0396 ha per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0233 ha per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0295 ha per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0319 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0351 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0192 ha per square kilometre | -45.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0267 ha per square kilometre | +39.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0282 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0575 ha per square kilometre | +103.7% |
| 2019 | 0.026 ha per square kilometre | -54.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0191 ha per square kilometre | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0167 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0167 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0023 ha per square kilometre, 7.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 0.0167 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +307.3% | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | 0.3834 ha per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +139.7% | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | 0.0472 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2152 ha per square kilometre | 0.0941 ha per square kilometre | 0.4229 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0712 ha per square kilometre | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | 0.3715 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0296 ha per square kilometre | 0.0181 ha per square kilometre | 0.0575 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 ha per square kilometre | 0.0157 ha per square kilometre | 0.0238 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 49 India 0.0254 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0223 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Jamaica 0.0217 ha per square kilometre compare
- 53 Colombia 0.016 ha per square kilometre compare
- 54 Ecuador 0.0136 ha per square kilometre compare
- 55 Fiji 0.0117 ha per square kilometre compare
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 woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in South Africa?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre in South Africa was 0.0167 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4229 ha per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre?
- South Africa ranks 52nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. 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 Woody savanna — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Woody savanna — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
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.