Australia vs Namibia: Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Australia
2.71 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
2.17 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
21st
Namibia rank
23rd
Grassland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Namibia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2.71 ha per square kilometre against 2.17 ha per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.54 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Australia ranks 21st and Namibia ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.82 ha per square kilometre | 1.93 ha per square kilometre | 0.1097 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.13 ha per square kilometre | 3.33 ha per square kilometre | 0.2088 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 2.56 ha per square kilometre | 3.31 ha per square kilometre | 0.7502 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | 2.54 ha per square kilometre | 0.5611 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Namibia?
- Australia, at 2.71 ha per square kilometre against 2.17 ha per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in grassland — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Namibia?
- 0.54 ha per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for grassland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 21st and Namibia ranks 23rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — 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
Grassland — 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.