Namibia vs World: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Namibia
0.6919 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.4146 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
4th
World rank
1st
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Namibia
- World
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.6919 ha per square kilometre against 0.4146 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.2773 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 4th 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 | 0.7044 ha per square kilometre | 0.2342 ha per square kilometre | 0.4702 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.9959 ha per square kilometre | 0.2265 ha per square kilometre | 0.7694 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | 1.08 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 0.1795 ha per square kilometre | 0.894 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 World?
- Namibia, at 0.6919 ha per square kilometre against 0.4146 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Namibia and World?
- 0.2773 ha per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and World rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.