South Africa vs Syria: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
South Africa
0 hectares per person
in 2025
Syria
0 hectares per person
in 2025
South Africa rank
56th
Syria rank
54th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- South Africa
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in South Africa, a difference of 0 hectares per person.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 56th and Syria ranks 54th of 206 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Syria | 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 | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita, South Africa or Syria?
- Syria, at 0 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between South Africa and Syria?
- 0 hectares per person, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Syria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do South Africa and Syria rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 56th and Syria ranks 54th 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.