Namibia vs South Africa: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Namibia
0.0081 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.0131 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
8th
South Africa rank
6th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.0131 ha per square kilometre against 0.0081 ha per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.005 ha per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.6 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 6th 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 | 0.128 ha per square kilometre | 0.1237 ha per square kilometre | 0.0043 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.1843 ha per square kilometre | 0.0699 ha per square kilometre | 0.1144 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.3057 ha per square kilometre | 0.0578 ha per square kilometre | 0.2479 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.2913 ha per square kilometre | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 0.269 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, Namibia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.0131 ha per square kilometre against 0.0081 ha per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0.005 ha per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 8th and South Africa ranks 6th 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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About this data
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.