Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in South Africa
South Africa: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in South Africa, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in South Africa stood at 0 hectares per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.4% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in South Africa peaked at 0.0001 hectares per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2021.
That places South Africa 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in South Africa, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0001 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -47.2% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | -26.9% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | +19.2% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +34.6% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -39.2% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | -42.6% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | +51.7% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -81.3% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | +164.4% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | -71.0% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | +123.5% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | +45.1% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +150.8% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares per person | -56.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in South Africa?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in South Africa was 0 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 hectares per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does South Africa rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- South Africa ranks 56th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.