Senegal vs South Africa: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Senegal
0 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa
0 hectares per person
in 2025
Senegal rank
58th
South Africa rank
56th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- Senegal
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in Senegal, a difference of 0 hectares per person.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.
Senegal ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 56th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Senegal |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita, Senegal or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Senegal and South Africa?
- 0 hectares per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and South Africa?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Senegal and South Africa rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Senegal ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 56th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned 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
Wildfire area burned 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.