Namibia vs Sudan: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Namibia
2.89 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Sudan
3.58 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
22nd
Sudan rank
20th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Namibia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.58 hectares per square kilometre against 2.89 hectares per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 0.69 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 20th of 206 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.82 hectares per square kilometre | 3 hectares per square kilometre | 0.8196 hectares per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.64 hectares per square kilometre | 2.97 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6755 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Namibia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.58 hectares per square kilometre against 2.89 hectares per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Namibia and Sudan?
- 0.69 hectares per square kilometre, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Sudan rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 20th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.