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South Africa: Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Closed shrubland, Burned Area

50,292ha · 2025-30.8% since 2015

FAOSTAT domain GI. Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Closed shrubland, Burned Area (ha). Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2025.

20002025

Every year

YearValue (ha)Note
202550,292.032E
202436,153.617E
202315,845.679E
202223,083.326E
202156,584.839E
202012,398.596E
201926,002.612E
201881,769.28E
2017149,511.338E
2016105,653.507E
201572,726.652E
201434,430.651E
201341,119.633E
201267,996.421E
201151,524.699E
201069,848.663E
2009107,378.213E
200845,945.217E
200745,269.341E
200639,904.555E
200592,408.345E
200443,133.489E
200355,276.02E
2002139,784.879E
200136,315.82E
2000242,719.606E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Agrifood systems emissions: Emissions from Fires: Closed shrubland, Burned Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6791-7246-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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