Namibia vs Venezuela: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Namibia
2.89 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Venezuela
2.17 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia rank
22nd
Venezuela rank
25th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Namibia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 2.89 hectares per square kilometre against 2.17 hectares per square kilometre in Venezuela, a difference of 0.72 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Venezuela's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 22nd and Venezuela ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.74 hectares per square kilometre | 1.54 hectares per square kilometre | 3.2 hectares per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 4.64 hectares per square kilometre | 1.58 hectares per square kilometre | 3.06 hectares per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.64 hectares per square kilometre | 2.05 hectares per square kilometre | 1.6 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 Venezuela?
- Namibia, at 2.89 hectares per square kilometre against 2.17 hectares per square kilometre in Venezuela as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Namibia and Venezuela?
- 0.72 hectares per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Venezuela?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Namibia and Venezuela rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Namibia ranks 22nd and Venezuela ranks 25th 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.