Australia vs Namibia: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Australia
5.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.6838 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Namibia rank
4th
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Namibia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 5.8 ha per square kilometre against 0.6838 ha per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 5.12 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 8.5 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | 0.5764 ha per square kilometre | 1.94 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | 0.8116 ha per square kilometre | 1.98 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | 0.982 ha per square kilometre | 1.66 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | 0.7822 ha per square kilometre | 1.2 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Namibia?
- Australia, at 5.8 ha per square kilometre against 0.6838 ha per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Namibia?
- 5.12 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 open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 4th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — 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
Open shrubland — 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.