Gambia vs South Africa: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Gambia
0.0344 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
0.0329 hectares per person
in 2025
Gambia rank
29th
South Africa rank
30th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Gambia
- South Africa
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.0344 hectares per person against 0.0329 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0015 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.
Gambia ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 30th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0761 hectares per person | 0.0743 hectares per person | 0.0018 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.0589 hectares per person | 0.0545 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.0495 hectares per person | 0.058 hectares per person | 0.0084 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, Gambia or South Africa?
- Gambia, at 0.0344 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 Gambia and South Africa?
- 0.0015 hectares per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and South Africa rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 29th 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.