Namibia vs World: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area)
Namibia
0.019 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0019 ha per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) over time
- Namibia
- World
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.019 ha per person against 0.0019 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0171 ha per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 10.2 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3828 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person | 0.3778 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.415 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.4105 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.4802 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.4766 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.2546 ha per person | 0.0027 ha per person | 0.2519 ha per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita, Namibia or World?
- Namibia, at 0.019 ha per person against 0.0019 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Namibia and World?
- 0.0171 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and World rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.