Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.3408 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Namibia is 0.3408 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 57.2% on the previous year and down 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Namibia peaked at 3.95 ha per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3384 ha per person, in 2019.
That places Namibia 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.68 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 2.59 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 2.51 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.43 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.36 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 2.29 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 2.44 ha per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 2.13 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 2.42 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 2.26 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 2.47 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 1.92 ha per person | -22.3% |
| 2002 | 1.63 ha per person | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 1.61 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.87 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 1.74 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2.58 ha per person | +48.0% |
| 2007 | 2.22 ha per person | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 1.37 ha per person | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 2.56 ha per person | +87.2% |
| 2010 | 2.23 ha per person | -12.8% |
| 2011 | 3.84 ha per person | +72.0% |
| 2012 | 3.95 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.62 ha per person | -59.0% |
| 2014 | 1.12 ha per person | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 1.03 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8391 ha per person | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 ha per person | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7614 ha per person | -28.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3384 ha per person | -55.6% |
| 2020 | 1.18 ha per person | +248.3% |
| 2021 | 1.38 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 0.8402 ha per person | -39.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7962 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3408 ha per person | -57.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.3408 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 60.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.3408 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 | +248.3% | 0.3384 ha per person | 1.18 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.41 ha per person | 2.13 ha per person | 2.68 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2 ha per person | 1.37 ha per person | 2.58 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.68 ha per person | 0.3384 ha per person | 3.95 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.908 ha per person | 0.3408 ha per person | 1.38 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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Namibia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Namibia was 0.3408 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 ha per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3384 ha per person in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — 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
Savanna fires — 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.