Namibia vs South Africa: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Namibia
0.6919 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.8943 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
4th
South Africa rank
3rd
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.8943 ha per square kilometre against 0.6919 ha per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.2024 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 3rd of 186 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7044 ha per square kilometre | 0.3991 ha per square kilometre | 0.3053 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.9959 ha per square kilometre | 0.2522 ha per square kilometre | 0.7437 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 0.2458 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 0.6208 ha per square kilometre | 0.4527 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, Namibia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.8943 ha per square kilometre against 0.6919 ha per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0.2024 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 3rd 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.