Australia vs Botswana: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Australia
5.92 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana
9.58 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Botswana rank
1st
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9.58 ha per square kilometre against 5.92 ha per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 3.66 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Botswana ranks 1st 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 | 2.62 ha per square kilometre | 2.35 ha per square kilometre | 0.2696 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.98 ha per square kilometre | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | 0.2456 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.79 ha per square kilometre | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.08 ha per square kilometre | 7.22 ha per square kilometre | 5.14 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 9.58 ha per square kilometre against 5.92 ha per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Botswana?
- 3.66 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Botswana ranks 1st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.