Mozambique vs Namibia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Mozambique
0.0065 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.0081 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
9th
Namibia rank
8th

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0081 ha per square kilometre against 0.0065 ha per square kilometre in Mozambique, a difference of 0.0016 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Mozambique ranks 9th and Namibia ranks 8th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0596 ha per square kilometre 0.128 ha per square kilometre 0.0684 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2000s 0.0461 ha per square kilometre 0.1843 ha per square kilometre 0.1382 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 0.0263 ha per square kilometre 0.3057 ha per square kilometre 0.2793 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 0.0122 ha per square kilometre 0.2913 ha per square kilometre 0.2791 ha per square kilometre Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Mozambique or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.0081 ha per square kilometre against 0.0065 ha per square kilometre in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Mozambique and Namibia?
0.0016 ha per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Namibia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Namibia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Mozambique ranks 9th and Namibia ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,213 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Closed shrubland — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.