Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Namibia
1.03 million ha
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.02 million ha
in 2024
Namibia rank
33rd
Zimbabwe rank
34th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.03 million ha against 1.02 million ha in Zimbabwe, a difference of 17,210 ha.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 221 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.78 million ha | 2.98 million ha | 807,095 ha | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.90 million ha | 2.83 million ha | 1.08 million ha | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.79 million ha | 2.74 million ha | 1.05 million ha | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.59 million ha | 1.47 million ha | 1.11 million ha | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Namibia, at 1.03 million ha against 1.02 million ha in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 17,210 ha, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Namibia ranks 33rd and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.