Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Namibia
Namibia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) was 0.019 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.019 ha per person for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 90.1% on the previous year and down 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Namibia peaked at 1.6 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 ha per person, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5882 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.569 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5512 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5339 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.5176 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5027 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1488 ha per person | -70.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1337 ha per person | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1436 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1391 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1812 ha per person | +30.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4839 ha per person | +167.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1833 ha per person | -62.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3357 ha per person | +83.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2791 ha per person | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2518 ha per person | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8175 ha per person | +224.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6606 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2076 ha per person | -68.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7493 ha per person | +261.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6283 ha per person | -16.1% |
| 2011 | 1.54 ha per person | +144.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3342 ha per person | -79.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1224 ha per person | -63.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1758 ha per person | +43.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1494 ha per person | -15.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1398 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.108 ha per person | -22.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 ha per person | -95.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4023 ha per person | +7403.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4797 ha per person | +19.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1798 ha per person | -62.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1922 ha per person | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.019 ha per person | -90.1% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.019 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per person, 22207.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +7403.2% | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.4023 ha per person |
| 2009 | +261.0% | 0.2076 ha per person | 0.7493 ha per person |
| 2006 | +224.6% | 0.2518 ha per person | 0.8175 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3828 ha per person | 0.1337 ha per person | 0.5882 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.415 ha per person | 0.1812 ha per person | 0.8175 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4802 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 1.6 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2546 ha per person | 0.019 ha per person | 0.4797 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Namibia?
- Closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Namibia was 0.019 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Closed and open shrubland — 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.
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Closed and open shrubland — 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.