Namibia vs Rwanda: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Namibia

0.4251 hectares

in 2022

Rwanda

0.9224 hectares

in 2024

Namibia rank

142nd

Rwanda rank

139th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Namibia
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 0.9224 hectares against 0.4251 hectares in Namibia, a difference of 0.4974 hectares.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 2.2 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Rwanda ahead.

Namibia ranks 142nd and Rwanda ranks 139th of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).