Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Namibia
Namibia: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0003 ha per square kilometre for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 116.7% on the previous year and up 550.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Namibia peaked at 0.0105 ha per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
Namibia ranks 89th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -88.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | +5259.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | +67.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2009 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 2014 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2017 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2019 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2020 | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | +142.9% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -94.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | +500.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +116.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0003 ha per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0199 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0003 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +5259.2% | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0018 ha per square kilometre | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0.0078 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0105 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0004 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 86 Croatia 0.0004 ha per square kilometre compare
- 87 Latvia 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 88 Sri Lanka 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 90 Belarus 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 91 Sudan 0.0003 ha per square kilometre compare
- 92 Kazakhstan 0.0002 ha per square kilometre compare
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 forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Namibia?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Namibia was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0105 ha per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Namibia rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 89th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 550.0%. 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 Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.