Iraq vs Namibia: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Iraq
0.0636 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.6838 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Iraq rank
5th
Namibia rank
4th

Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Iraq
  • Namibia
0123199020062023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.6838 ha per square kilometre against 0.0636 ha per square kilometre in Iraq, a difference of 0.6202 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 10.8 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Iraq ranks 5th and Namibia ranks 4th of 185 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0628 ha per square kilometre 0.5764 ha per square kilometre 0.5136 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2000s 0.009 ha per square kilometre 0.8116 ha per square kilometre 0.8026 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 0.0447 ha per square kilometre 0.982 ha per square kilometre 0.9373 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 0.0541 ha per square kilometre 0.7822 ha per square kilometre 0.7281 ha per square kilometre Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Iraq or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.6838 ha per square kilometre against 0.0636 ha per square kilometre in Iraq as of 2023.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Iraq and Namibia?
0.6202 ha per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Namibia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Iraq and Namibia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Iraq ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.