Botswana vs Melanesia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area)
Botswana
-82.68 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia
-100 % change on previous year
in 2023
Botswana rank
51st
Melanesia rank
54th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area) over time
- Botswana
- Melanesia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -82.68 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 17.32 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Melanesia ahead.
Botswana ranks 51st and Melanesia ranks 54th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -11.22 % change on previous year | 131.58 % change on previous year | 142.8 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | -27.4 % change on previous year | 92.5 % change on previous year | 119.9 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | -72.82 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 27.18 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2020s | 7.36 % change on previous year | -50.07 % change on previous year | 57.43 % change on previous year | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate, Botswana or Melanesia?
- Botswana, at -82.68 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate between Botswana and Melanesia?
- 17.32 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Melanesia?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Melanesia rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 51st and Melanesia ranks 54th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.