Eswatini vs South Africa: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Eswatini
0.0299 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0329 hectares per person
in 2025
Eswatini rank
31st
South Africa rank
30th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Eswatini
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0329 hectares per person against 0.0299 hectares per person in Eswatini, a difference of 0.003 hectares per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.
Eswatini ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 30th of 206 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0484 hectares per person | 0.0743 hectares per person | 0.0259 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0387 hectares per person | 0.0545 hectares per person | 0.0159 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0335 hectares per person | 0.058 hectares per person | 0.0245 hectares per person | South Africa |
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, Eswatini or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0329 hectares per person against 0.0299 hectares per person in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Eswatini and South Africa?
- 0.003 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 31st 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.