Portugal vs South Africa: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.0007 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0009 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
71st
South Africa rank
68th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.
Portugal ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 68th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.002 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0011 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0032 hectares per square kilometre | 0.001 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0022 hectares per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 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, Portugal or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0009 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0007 hectares per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Portugal and South Africa?
- 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 71st 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.