South Africa vs Tanzania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
South Africa
0.0329 hectares per person
in 2025
Tanzania
0.0346 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa rank
30th
Tanzania rank
28th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- South Africa
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.0346 hectares per person against 0.0329 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0017 hectares per person.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0743 hectares per person | 0.0931 hectares per person | 0.0189 hectares per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.0545 hectares per person | 0.0544 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.058 hectares per person | 0.0386 hectares per person | 0.0194 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, South Africa or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.0346 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 South Africa and Tanzania?
- 0.0017 hectares per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tanzania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Tanzania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 30th and Tanzania ranks 28th 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.