Namibia vs World: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Namibia
0.0132 ha per person
in 2024
World
0.0018 ha per person
in 2024
Namibia rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Namibia
- World
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0132 ha per person against 0.0018 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0114 ha per person.
That makes Namibia's figure about 7.4 times World's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3118 ha per person | 0.0046 ha per person | 0.3072 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.3382 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.3342 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.3683 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.365 ha per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.184 ha per person | 0.0026 ha per person | 0.1814 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 World?
- Namibia, at 0.0132 ha per person against 0.0018 ha per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Namibia and World?
- 0.0114 ha per person, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and World rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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.