Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Namibia
Namibia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 21.28 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Namibia, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Namibia stood at 21.28 t per square kilometre.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Namibia peaked at 105.05 t per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.95 t per square kilometre, in 2019.
That places Namibia 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Namibia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.86 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 35.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 35.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 35.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 35.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 35.86 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.04 t per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 31.43 t per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1998 | 36.44 t per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1999 | 34.89 t per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 39.24 t per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 32.94 t per square kilometre | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 24.89 t per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 29.08 t per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 34.09 t per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 2005 | 29.9 t per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 53.16 t per square kilometre | +77.8% |
| 2007 | 45.62 t per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 23.67 t per square kilometre | -48.1% |
| 2009 | 54.45 t per square kilometre | +130.0% |
| 2010 | 46.86 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 97.92 t per square kilometre | +109.0% |
| 2012 | 105.05 t per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 34.33 t per square kilometre | -67.3% |
| 2014 | 21.71 t per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 2015 | 21.09 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 21.03 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 24.2 t per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 16.12 t per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 2019 | 5.95 t per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 2020 | 41.27 t per square kilometre | +594.0% |
| 2021 | 44.84 t per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 21.15 t per square kilometre | -52.8% |
| 2023 | 21.28 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 21.28 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.28 t per square kilometre, 16.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 21.28 t per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.7 t per square kilometre, 98% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square 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 | +594.0% | 5.95 t per square kilometre | 41.27 t per square kilometre |
| 2009 | +130.0% | 23.67 t per square kilometre | 54.45 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.3 t per square kilometre | 31.43 t per square kilometre | 36.44 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.7 t per square kilometre | 23.67 t per square kilometre | 54.45 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.43 t per square kilometre | 5.95 t per square kilometre | 105.05 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.14 t per square kilometre | 21.15 t per square kilometre | 44.84 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Namibia?
- Savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Namibia was 21.28 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 105.05 t per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 t per square kilometre in 2019.
- How does Namibia rank for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Namibia ranks 27th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.