Australia vs Namibia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area)

Australia
0.4422 ha per person
in 2024
Namibia
0.019 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Namibia rank
3rd

Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) over time

  • Australia
  • Namibia
00.511.522.5199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.4422 ha per person against 0.019 ha per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.4232 ha per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 23.3 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.12 ha per person 0.3828 ha per person 0.7396 ha per person Australia
2000s 1.16 ha per person 0.415 ha per person 0.743 ha per person Australia
2010s 0.9161 ha per person 0.4802 ha per person 0.4359 ha per person Australia
2020s 0.5735 ha per person 0.2546 ha per person 0.3189 ha per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita, Australia or Namibia?
Australia, at 0.4422 ha per person against 0.019 ha per person in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Australia and Namibia?
0.4232 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
Australia ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,399 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.