Namibia vs World: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Namibia
0.6838 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.4062 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
4th
World rank
1st
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Namibia
- World
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.6838 ha per square kilometre against 0.4062 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.2776 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 4th 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 | 0.5764 ha per square kilometre | 0.214 ha per square kilometre | 0.3624 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.8116 ha per square kilometre | 0.2053 ha per square kilometre | 0.6063 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.982 ha per square kilometre | 0.1908 ha per square kilometre | 0.7912 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.7822 ha per square kilometre | 0.1694 ha per square kilometre | 0.6128 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, Namibia or World?
- Namibia, at 0.6838 ha per square kilometre against 0.4062 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Namibia and World?
- 0.2776 ha per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and World rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 4th and World ranks 1st 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.