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

74,596ha · 2025-38.7% since 2015

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

20002025

Every year

YearValue (ha)Note
202574,596.423E
2024159,213.335E
20231,068,983.692E
2022760,723.739E
2021940,105.523E
2020134,486.977E
201971,314.979E
2018255,645.417E
2017202,768.731E
2016129,830.754E
2015121,727.691E
201481,933.088E
2013129,311.58E
2012605,129.192E
2011341,575.328E
2010342,427.35E
2009272,869.238E
2008133,687.377E
2007193,727.342E
200675,843.644E
2005142,463.604E
200482,927.422E
2003303,111.958E
2002548,477.254E
2001260,065.026E
2000198,101.718E

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: Open shrubland, Burned Area. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-gi-6792-7246-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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