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

Namibia
0.0081 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0056 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
8th
Zambia rank
11th

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Namibia
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0081 ha per square kilometre against 0.0056 ha per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0025 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 11th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.128 ha per square kilometre 0.081 ha per square kilometre 0.047 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2000s 0.1843 ha per square kilometre 0.0412 ha per square kilometre 0.1431 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 0.3057 ha per square kilometre 0.0199 ha per square kilometre 0.2857 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 0.2913 ha per square kilometre 0.0056 ha per square kilometre 0.2857 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 Zambia?
Namibia, at 0.0081 ha per square kilometre against 0.0056 ha per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Namibia and Zambia?
0.0025 ha per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Namibia ranks 8th and Zambia ranks 11th 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.