Australia vs Botswana: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area)
Australia
0.4422 ha per person
in 2024
Botswana
0.3728 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
1st
Botswana rank
2nd
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita (capita Area) over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.4422 ha per person against 0.3728 ha per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.0694 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.12 ha per person | 0.9393 ha per person | 0.1831 ha per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.16 ha per person | 0.8486 ha per person | 0.3094 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.9161 ha per person | 1.05 ha per person | 0.1317 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.5735 ha per person | 1.42 ha per person | 0.8474 ha per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita, Australia or Botswana?
- Australia, at 0.4422 ha per person against 0.3728 ha per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Australia and Botswana?
- 0.0694 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.