Central African Republic vs Namibia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Central African Republic

1.46 million hectares

in 2024

Namibia

1.05 million hectares

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

23rd

Namibia rank

25th

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

Central African Republic
Namibia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1.46 million hectares against 1.05 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 409,460 hectares.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.4 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 23rd and Namibia ranks 25th of 225 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.