Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0058 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0058 ha per person for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 154.6% on the previous year and down 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.3469 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 ha per person, in 1999.
That places Namibia 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1265 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1224 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1186 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1148 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1113 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1081 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 ha per person | -97.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0019 ha per person | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0056 ha per person | +210.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0176 ha per person | +216.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0543 ha per person | +209.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0875 ha per person | +61.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1782 ha per person | +103.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0938 ha per person | -47.3% |
| 2006 | 0.09 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0834 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0412 ha per person | -50.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1164 ha per person | +182.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0765 ha per person | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2904 ha per person | +279.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3469 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0875 ha per person | -74.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0644 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0307 ha per person | -52.2% |
| 2016 | 0.111 ha per person | +261.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0916 ha per person | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0166 ha per person | -81.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0031 ha per person | -81.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2146 ha per person | +6878.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1273 ha per person | -40.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0031 ha per person | -97.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 ha per person | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0058 ha per person | +154.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +6878.3% | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.2146 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.071 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.1265 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0768 ha per person | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.1782 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1119 ha per person | 0.0031 ha per person | 0.3469 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0706 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.2146 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 shrubland — burned area, per capita in Namibia?
- Closed shrubland — burned area, per capita in Namibia was 0.0058 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3469 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per person in 1999.
- How does Namibia rank for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is closed shrubland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.1%. 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 shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Closed 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 shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Closed 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 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.