Botswana vs World: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Botswana
9.58 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.4146 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
1st
World rank
1st
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Botswana
- World
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9.58 ha per square kilometre against 0.4146 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 9.17 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 23.1 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 186 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.35 ha per square kilometre | 0.2342 ha per square kilometre | 2.12 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.74 ha per square kilometre | 0.2265 ha per square kilometre | 2.51 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.89 ha per square kilometre | 0.2054 ha per square kilometre | 3.68 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 7.22 ha per square kilometre | 0.1795 ha per square kilometre | 7.04 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 World?
- Botswana, at 9.58 ha per square kilometre against 0.4146 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and World?
- 9.17 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and World rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 1st and World 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.