Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Americas or Namibia?

Americas, at 178,094 ha against 40,003 ha in Namibia as of 2024.

What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Americas and Namibia?

138,091 ha, with Americas ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Namibia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Americas vs Namibia: Open shrubland — Burned Area

Americas

178,094 ha

in 2024

Namibia

40,003 ha

in 2024

Americas rank

11th

Namibia rank

10th

Open shrubland — Burned Area over time

Americas
Namibia

How they compare

Americas currently reports 178,094 ha against 40,003 ha in Namibia, a difference of 138,091 ha.

That makes Americas's figure about 4.5 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.

Americas ranks 11th and Namibia ranks 10th of 31 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Americas	Namibia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.32 million ha	474,555 ha	843,848 ha	Americas
2000s	776,536 ha	668,180 ha	108,356 ha	Americas
2010s	382,280 ha	808,434 ha	426,153 ha	Namibia
2020s	322,897 ha	523,188 ha	200,291 ha	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Americas or Namibia?: Americas, at 178,094 ha against 40,003 ha in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Americas and Namibia?: 138,091 ha, with Americas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Namibia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Americas and Namibia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?: Americas ranks 11th and Namibia ranks 10th of 31 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Unit: ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 9,224 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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