Namibia vs South Sudan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Namibia
0.694 hectares per person
in 2025
South Sudan
0.6958 hectares per person
in 2025
Namibia rank
4th
South Sudan rank
3rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Namibia
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.6958 hectares per person against 0.694 hectares per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.0018 hectares per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Sudan ahead.
Namibia ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.96 hectares per person | 1.6 hectares per person | 0.364 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2010s | 1.69 hectares per person | 0.9918 hectares per person | 0.7014 hectares per person | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.8795 hectares per person | 0.7821 hectares per person | 0.0975 hectares per person | Namibia |
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, Namibia or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.6958 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 Namibia and South Sudan?
- 0.0018 hectares per person, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Sudan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and South Sudan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 3rd 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.