Mexico vs Namibia: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Mexico
18,782 ha
in 2024
Namibia
40,003 ha
in 2024
Mexico rank
12th
Namibia rank
10th
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Mexico
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 40,003 ha against 18,782 ha in Mexico, a difference of 21,221 ha.
That makes Namibia's figure about 2.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Mexico ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 10th of 212 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,324 ha | 474,555 ha | 400,231 ha | Namibia |
| 2000s | 33,059 ha | 668,180 ha | 635,121 ha | Namibia |
| 2010s | 68,913 ha | 808,434 ha | 739,521 ha | Namibia |
| 2020s | 29,418 ha | 523,188 ha | 493,769 ha | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Mexico or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 40,003 ha against 18,782 ha in Mexico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Mexico and Namibia?
- 21,221 ha, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Namibia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Mexico ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 10th of 212 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.