Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area)
Botswana
-82.68 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-100 % change on previous year
in 2023
Botswana rank
51st
Papua New Guinea rank
54th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area) over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -82.68 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 17.32 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Botswana ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea ranks 54th of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -17.16 % change on previous year | 25.32 % change on previous year | 42.48 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | -5.18 % change on previous year | -72.49 % change on previous year | 67.3 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2010s | -72.82 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 27.18 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2020s | 41.2 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 141.2 % 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Botswana, at -82.68 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 17.32 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 51st and Papua New Guinea 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.