Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Equatorial Guinea
0.0008 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0009 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
70th
South Africa rank
68th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 68th of 206 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0005 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Equatorial Guinea or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0008 hectares per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and South Africa rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 70th and South Africa ranks 68th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.