Savanna fires — Burned Area in Namibia
Namibia: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 1.03 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area in Namibia stood at 1.03 million ha.
The figure is down 56.2% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Namibia peaked at 8.67 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 897,015 ha, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 33rd of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.67 million ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.67 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.67 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.67 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 3.67 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 3.67 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.02 million ha | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 3.59 million ha | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 4.20 million ha | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 4.02 million ha | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 4.49 million ha | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 3.56 million ha | -20.6% |
| 2002 | 3.09 million ha | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 3.08 million ha | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 3.62 million ha | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 3.43 million ha | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 5.14 million ha | +49.9% |
| 2007 | 4.49 million ha | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 2.80 million ha | -37.6% |
| 2009 | 5.32 million ha | +90.0% |
| 2010 | 4.71 million ha | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 8.25 million ha | +74.9% |
| 2012 | 8.67 million ha | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 3.65 million ha | -57.9% |
| 2014 | 2.59 million ha | -29.1% |
| 2015 | 2.43 million ha | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.05 million ha | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 2.67 million ha | +30.5% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million ha | -26.5% |
| 2019 | 897,015 ha | -54.3% |
| 2020 | 3.22 million ha | +258.6% |
| 2021 | 3.89 million ha | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 2.43 million ha | -37.6% |
| 2023 | 2.36 million ha | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.03 million ha | -56.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 1.03 million ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,811 ha, 8.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 1.03 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 874,766 ha, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +258.6% | 897,015 ha | 3.22 million ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.78 million ha | 3.59 million ha | 4.20 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.90 million ha | 2.80 million ha | 5.32 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 million ha | 897,015 ha | 8.67 million ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million ha | 1.03 million ha | 3.89 million ha | 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 savanna fires — burned area in Namibia?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Namibia was 1.03 million ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 897,015 ha in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Namibia ranks 33rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — 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.