Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Namibia
Namibia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP was 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Namibia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Namibia stood at 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 59.8% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Namibia peaked at 0.0013 ha per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP, in 2019.
Namibia ranks 16th 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP in Namibia, year by year
| Year | ha per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0013 ha per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0012 ha per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 ha per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 ha per US$ of GDP | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 ha per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2001 | 0.001 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 ha per US$ of GDP | -32.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 ha per US$ of GDP | +35.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 ha per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | -35.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 ha per US$ of GDP | +82.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 ha per US$ of GDP | -30.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 ha per US$ of GDP | +59.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | -54.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -31.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -30.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -50.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | +325.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -38.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | -59.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 23.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 ha per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP 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 | +325.0% | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 ha per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 ha per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp in Namibia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp in Namibia was 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 ha per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp?
- Namibia ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.