Namibia vs South Africa: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Namibia
0.0058 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0006 ha per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
4th
South Africa rank
5th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0058 ha per person against 0.0006 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0052 ha per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 10.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.071 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0677 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.0768 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.075 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.1119 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.1106 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0706 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0702 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, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 0.0058 ha per person against 0.0006 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per capita between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0.0052 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 5th 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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About this data
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.