Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Namibia
Namibia: Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 was 1.03 million ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area — FAO TIER 1 in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 in Namibia peaked at 8.67 million ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 897,015 ha, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 36th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
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
- Share co2 vs population 0.0579 (2100)
- Population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Population, total 3.09 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 1.57 million (2025)
- Urban population 50.9% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 1.14 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 87.20 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 1.14 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 1.14 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 in Namibia?
- Savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 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 — fao tier 1 recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 million ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 897,015 ha in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1?
- Namibia ranks 36th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area — fao tier 1 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 — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.