Americas vs Namibia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Americas
34,126 ha
in 2024
Namibia
17,439 ha
in 2024
Americas rank
8th
Namibia rank
6th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Americas
- Namibia
How they compare
Americas currently reports 34,126 ha against 17,439 ha in Namibia, a difference of 16,687 ha.
That makes Americas's figure about 2.0 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 8th and Namibia ranks 6th of 31 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 413,387 ha | 105,390 ha | 307,997 ha | Americas |
| 2000s | 214,808 ha | 151,729 ha | 63,079 ha | Americas |
| 2010s | 45,146 ha | 251,644 ha | 206,498 ha | Namibia |
| 2020s | 47,077 ha | 195,335 ha | 148,258 ha | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Americas or Namibia?
- Americas, at 34,126 ha against 17,439 ha in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Americas and Namibia?
- 16,687 ha, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Namibia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Americas ranks 8th and Namibia ranks 6th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.