Namibia vs Somalia: Savanna — Burned Area
Namibia
42.79 ha
in 2024
Somalia
42.74 ha
in 2024
Namibia rank
111th
Somalia rank
113th
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Namibia
- Somalia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 42.79 ha against 42.74 ha in Somalia, a difference of 0.05 ha.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 111th and Somalia ranks 113th of 221 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.52 million ha | 3,311 ha | 1.51 million ha | Namibia |
| 2000s | 320,635 ha | 1,070 ha | 319,564 ha | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1,213 ha | 27.78 ha | 1,185 ha | Namibia |
| 2020s | 106.98 ha | 94.03 ha | 12.95 ha | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Namibia or Somalia?
- Namibia, at 42.79 ha against 42.74 ha in Somalia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Namibia and Somalia?
- 0.05 ha, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Namibia ranks 111th and Somalia ranks 113th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.