France vs Namibia: Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1

France
21.5 ha
in 2024
Namibia
0 ha
in 2024
France rank
119th
Namibia rank
122nd

Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 over time

  • France
  • Namibia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k199020072024

How they compare

France currently reports 21.5 ha against 0 ha in Namibia, a difference of 21.5 ha.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.

France ranks 119th and Namibia ranks 122nd of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 3,082 ha 1,459 ha 1,623 ha France
2000s 3,952 ha 887.55 ha 3,064 ha France
2010s 4,013 ha 57.77 ha 3,955 ha France
2020s 5,012 ha 158.33 ha 4,854 ha France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1, France or Namibia?
France, at 21.5 ha against 0 ha in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1 between France and Namibia?
21.5 ha, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do France and Namibia rank globally for forest fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
France ranks 119th and Namibia ranks 122nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.