Iraq vs Namibia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Iraq
0.0636 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.6919 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
7th
Namibia rank
4th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Iraq
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.6919 ha per square kilometre against 0.0636 ha per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.6283 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 10.9 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Iraq ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0647 ha per square kilometre | 0.7044 ha per square kilometre | 0.6397 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.0093 ha per square kilometre | 0.9959 ha per square kilometre | 0.9866 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 1.24 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0541 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Iraq or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.6919 ha per square kilometre against 0.0636 ha per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Iraq and Namibia?
- 0.6283 ha per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Iraq ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 4th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.