Australia vs Namibia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Australia
1.69 hectares per person
in 2025
Namibia
0.694 hectares per person
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Namibia rank
4th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Australia
- Namibia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.69 hectares per person against 0.694 hectares per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.996 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 2.4 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.03 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 0.0672 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.76 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | 0.0689 hectares per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.28 hectares per person | 0.8795 hectares per person | 0.3976 hectares per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Australia or Namibia?
- Australia, at 1.69 hectares per person against 0.694 hectares per person in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Australia and Namibia?
- 0.996 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Namibia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Namibia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.