Namibia vs Oceania: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Namibia
17,439 ha
in 2024
Oceania
307,633 ha
in 2024
Namibia rank
6th
Oceania rank
6th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Namibia
- Oceania
How they compare
Oceania currently reports 307,633 ha against 17,439 ha in Namibia, a difference of 290,194 ha.
That makes Oceania's figure about 17.6 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Oceania ahead.
Namibia ranks 6th and Oceania ranks 6th of 219 countries.
Oceania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Oceania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105,390 ha | 763,345 ha | 657,954 ha | Oceania |
| 2000s | 151,729 ha | 1.44 million ha | 1.29 million ha | Oceania |
| 2010s | 251,644 ha | 1.11 million ha | 861,275 ha | Oceania |
| 2020s | 195,335 ha | 657,413 ha | 462,078 ha | Oceania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Namibia or Oceania?
- Oceania, at 307,633 ha against 17,439 ha in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Namibia and Oceania?
- 290,194 ha, with Oceania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Oceania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Oceania rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Namibia ranks 6th and Oceania ranks 6th of 219 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.