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

Namibia
0.0058 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0001 ha per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
4th
World rank
1st

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Namibia
  • World
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0058 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0057 ha per person.

That makes Namibia's figure about 66.9 times World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.071 ha per person 0.0004 ha per person 0.0706 ha per person Namibia
2000s 0.0768 ha per person 0.0004 ha per person 0.0764 ha per person Namibia
2010s 0.1119 ha per person 0.0003 ha per person 0.1116 ha per person Namibia
2020s 0.0706 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person 0.0705 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 World?
Namibia, at 0.0058 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per capita between Namibia and World?
0.0057 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Namibia and World rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita?
Namibia ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.