Congo vs Namibia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita

Congo
0.6038 ha per person
in 2024
Namibia
0.3408 ha per person
in 2024
Congo rank
7th
Namibia rank
9th

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Namibia
01234199020072024

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.6038 ha per person against 0.3408 ha per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.263 ha per person.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.8 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Congo ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 9th of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7308 ha per person 2.41 ha per person 1.68 ha per person Namibia
2000s 0.6475 ha per person 2 ha per person 1.35 ha per person Namibia
2010s 0.6385 ha per person 1.68 ha per person 1.04 ha per person Namibia
2020s 0.5066 ha per person 0.908 ha per person 0.4014 ha per person Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Congo or Namibia?
Congo, at 0.6038 ha per person against 0.3408 ha per person in Namibia as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Congo and Namibia?
0.263 ha per person, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Namibia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Congo and Namibia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
Congo ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.