Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Namibia
1.05 million hectares
in 2024
Zimbabwe
872,330 hectares
in 2024
Namibia rank
25th
Zimbabwe rank
28th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 1.05 million hectares against 872,330 hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 174,670 hectares.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 25th and Zimbabwe ranks 28th of 225 countries.
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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.