Australia vs South Sudan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Australia
1.69 hectares per person
in 2025
South Sudan
0.6958 hectares per person
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
South Sudan rank
3rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Australia
- South Sudan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.69 hectares per person against 0.6958 hectares per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.9942 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.4 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.03 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 0.4312 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.76 hectares per person | 0.9918 hectares per person | 0.7704 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.28 hectares per person | 0.7821 hectares per person | 0.4951 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Australia or South Sudan?
- Australia, at 1.69 hectares per person against 0.6958 hectares per person in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Australia and South Sudan?
- 0.9942 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Sudan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Australia and South Sudan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.