Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Namibia
0.6919 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
0.0766 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
6th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.6919 ha per square kilometre against 0.0766 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.6153 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 9.0 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7044 ha per square kilometre | 0.2181 ha per square kilometre | 0.4863 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.9959 ha per square kilometre | 0.5743 ha per square kilometre | 0.4216 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 0.2432 ha per square kilometre | 1.04 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 0.056 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, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Namibia, at 0.6919 ha per square kilometre against 0.0766 ha per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.6153 ha per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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.