Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Namibia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Democratic Republic of the Congo
790.95 ha
in 2024
Namibia
17,439 ha
in 2024
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
3rd
Namibia rank
6th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 17,439 ha against 790.95 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 16,648 ha.
That makes Namibia's figure about 22.0 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and Namibia ranks 6th of 21 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,230 ha | 105,390 ha | 88,160 ha | Namibia |
| 2000s | 2,468 ha | 151,729 ha | 149,262 ha | Namibia |
| 2010s | 327.07 ha | 251,644 ha | 251,317 ha | Namibia |
| 2020s | 624.22 ha | 195,335 ha | 194,711 ha | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 17,439 ha against 790.95 ha in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Namibia?
- 16,648 ha, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Namibia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 3rd and Namibia ranks 6th of 21 countries.
- 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.