Australia vs Namibia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita

Australia
0.0113 ha per person
in 2024
Namibia
0.0058 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Namibia rank
4th

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Namibia
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.0113 ha per person against 0.0058 ha per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.0055 ha per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 2.0 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Australia ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.043 ha per person 0.071 ha per person 0.028 ha per person Namibia
2000s 0.0714 ha per person 0.0768 ha per person 0.0053 ha per person Namibia
2010s 0.0471 ha per person 0.1119 ha per person 0.0647 ha per person Namibia
2020s 0.0251 ha per person 0.0706 ha per person 0.0455 ha per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per capita, Australia or Namibia?
Australia, at 0.0113 ha per person against 0.0058 ha per person in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per capita between Australia and Namibia?
0.0055 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita?
Australia ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,399 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Closed shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.