Namibia vs Tanzania: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Namibia
2.15 million hectares
in 2025
Tanzania
2.44 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia rank
15th
Tanzania rank
14th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Namibia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 2.44 million hectares against 2.15 million hectares in Namibia, a difference of 297,470 hectares.
That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Tanzania ahead.
Namibia ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 225 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.90 million hectares | 3.69 million hectares | 216,852 hectares | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.82 million hectares | 2.74 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2020s | 2.53 million hectares | 2.53 million hectares | 6,952 hectares | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, Namibia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 2.44 million hectares against 2.15 million hectares in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type between Namibia and Tanzania?
- 297,470 hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tanzania?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Tanzania rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type?
- Namibia ranks 15th and Tanzania ranks 14th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.