Botswana vs Namibia: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Botswana
9.58 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.6919 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
1st
Namibia rank
4th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9.58 ha per square kilometre against 0.6919 ha per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 8.89 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 13.8 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 ha per square kilometre | 0.7044 ha per square kilometre | 1.65 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | 0.9959 ha per square kilometre | 1.74 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | 1.29 ha per square kilometre | 2.6 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 7.22 ha per square kilometre | 1.07 ha per square kilometre | 6.15 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, Botswana or Namibia?
- Botswana, at 9.58 ha per square kilometre against 0.6919 ha per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Namibia?
- 8.89 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th 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.