Namibia vs South Africa: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Namibia
0.0132 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0025 ha per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
3rd
South Africa rank
4th
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0132 ha per person against 0.0025 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0107 ha per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 5.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 4th of 185 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 | 0.3118 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.3042 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.3382 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.3337 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.3683 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 0.3642 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.184 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 0.1742 ha per person | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per capita, Namibia or South Africa?
- Namibia, at 0.0132 ha per person against 0.0025 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Namibia and South Africa?
- 0.0107 ha 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 open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 4th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.