Bolivia vs South Africa: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Bolivia
0.0358 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0329 hectares per person
in 2025
Bolivia rank
27th
South Africa rank
30th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Bolivia
- South Africa
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 0.0358 hectares per person against 0.0329 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0029 hectares per person.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.
Bolivia ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0909 hectares per person | 0.0743 hectares per person | 0.0167 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 0.0566 hectares per person | 0.0545 hectares per person | 0.0021 hectares per person | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 0.0733 hectares per person | 0.058 hectares per person | 0.0153 hectares per person | Bolivia |
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, Bolivia or South Africa?
- Bolivia, at 0.0358 hectares per person against 0.0329 hectares per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Bolivia and South Africa?
- 0.0029 hectares per person, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and South Africa rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Bolivia ranks 27th and South Africa ranks 30th 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.