Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0132 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Namibia stood at 0.0132 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.1% on the previous year and down 77.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Namibia peaked at 1.26 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 ha per person, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 3rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4617 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4466 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4326 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.419 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4062 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3946 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1465 ha per person | -62.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1312 ha per person | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1417 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1373 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1756 ha per person | +27.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4663 ha per person | +165.5% |
| 2002 | 0.129 ha per person | -72.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2482 ha per person | +92.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1009 ha per person | -59.3% |
| 2005 | 0.158 ha per person | +56.6% |
| 2006 | 0.7276 ha per person | +360.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5773 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1664 ha per person | -71.2% |
| 2009 | 0.633 ha per person | +280.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5519 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 1.25 ha per person | +125.8% |
| 2012 | 1.26 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2467 ha per person | -80.4% |
| 2014 | 0.058 ha per person | -76.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1451 ha per person | +150.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0383 ha per person | -73.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0482 ha per person | +25.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0914 ha per person | +89.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0023 ha per person | -97.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1876 ha per person | +8109.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3524 ha per person | +87.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1767 ha per person | -49.9% |
| 2023 | 0.19 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0132 ha per person | -93.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Open 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 | +8109.5% | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.1876 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3118 ha per person | 0.1312 ha per person | 0.4617 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3382 ha per person | 0.1009 ha per person | 0.7276 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3683 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 1.26 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.184 ha per person | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.3524 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 open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Namibia?
- Open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Namibia was 0.0132 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is open shrubland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. 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 Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Open shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 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
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.