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

Madagascar
0.0373 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.6838 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar rank
6th
Namibia rank
4th

Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Madagascar
  • Namibia
0123199020062023

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.6838 ha per square kilometre against 0.0373 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.6465 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Namibia's figure about 18.3 times Madagascar's.

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

Madagascar ranks 6th 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 Madagascar Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1055 ha per square kilometre 0.5764 ha per square kilometre 0.4709 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2000s 0.0828 ha per square kilometre 0.8116 ha per square kilometre 0.7288 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2010s 0.0567 ha per square kilometre 0.982 ha per square kilometre 0.9252 ha per square kilometre Namibia
2020s 0.0388 ha per square kilometre 0.7822 ha per square kilometre 0.7434 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, Madagascar or Namibia?
Namibia, at 0.6838 ha per square kilometre against 0.0373 ha per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Namibia?
0.6465 ha per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Namibia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Namibia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Madagascar ranks 6th 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.