Namibia vs South Africa: Closed shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … capita

Namibia
0.1537 t per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0151 t per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
4th
South Africa rank
5th

Closed shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … capita over time

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
0246810199020072024

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.1537 t per person against 0.0151 t per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.1386 t 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 1.9 t per person 0.0896 t per person 1.81 t per person Namibia
2000s 2.05 t per person 0.0464 t per person 2 t per person Namibia
2010s 2.99 t per person 0.0334 t per person 2.95 t per person Namibia
2020s 1.89 t per person 0.0123 t per person 1.87 t per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry), Namibia or South Africa?
Namibia, at 0.1537 t per person against 0.0151 t per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) between Namibia and South Africa?
0.1386 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry)?
Namibia ranks 4th and South Africa ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.