Grassland — Burned Area in Namibia
Namibia: Grassland — Burned Area was 975,262 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Namibia is 975,262 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 45.5% on the previous year and down 57.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Namibia peaked at 5.15 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 458,713 ha, in 1997.
That places Namibia 22nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.28 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 2.28 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 2.28 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.28 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.28 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.28 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 518,161 ha | -77.3% |
| 1997 | 458,713 ha | -11.5% |
| 1998 | 601,301 ha | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 598,331 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 813,693 ha | +36.0% |
| 2001 | 2.64 million ha | +225.0% |
| 2002 | 2.74 million ha | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.43 million ha | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 3.08 million ha | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 2.93 million ha | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 3.51 million ha | +19.7% |
| 2007 | 3.15 million ha | -10.2% |
| 2008 | 2.37 million ha | -24.8% |
| 2009 | 3.76 million ha | +58.7% |
| 2010 | 3.39 million ha | -10.0% |
| 2011 | 4.95 million ha | +46.1% |
| 2012 | 5.15 million ha | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 2.89 million ha | -43.8% |
| 2014 | 2.30 million ha | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 2.02 million ha | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.68 million ha | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 2.32 million ha | +38.0% |
| 2018 | 1.68 million ha | -27.5% |
| 2019 | 882,270 ha | -47.6% |
| 2020 | 2.12 million ha | +140.2% |
| 2021 | 2.54 million ha | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 1.91 million ha | -24.9% |
| 2023 | 1.79 million ha | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 975,262 ha | -45.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 975,262 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44,722 ha, 21.8× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 975,262 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +225.0% | 813,693 ha | 2.64 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.59 million ha | 458,713 ha | 2.28 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 million ha | 813,693 ha | 3.76 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 million ha | 882,270 ha | 5.15 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.87 million ha | 975,262 ha | 2.54 million ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 19 Congo 1.95 million ha compare
- 20 Central African Republic 1.42 million ha compare
- 21 Botswana 1.22 million ha compare
- 23 Ethiopia 959,432 ha compare
- 24 Russian Federation 933,818 ha compare
- 25 Argentina 876,656 ha compare
- 25 Côte d'Ivoire 209,455 ha 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 grassland — burned area in Namibia?
- Grassland — burned area in Namibia was 975,262 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.15 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 458,713 ha in 1997.
- How does Namibia rank for grassland — burned area?
- Namibia ranks 22nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.