Botswana vs Namibia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Botswana
15,858 ha
in 2024
Namibia
17,439 ha
in 2024
Botswana rank
7th
Namibia rank
6th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 17,439 ha against 15,858 ha in Botswana, a difference of 1,581 ha.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Botswana ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 6th of 219 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,329 ha | 105,390 ha | 80,061 ha | Namibia |
| 2000s | 16,988 ha | 151,729 ha | 134,741 ha | Namibia |
| 2010s | 55,473 ha | 251,644 ha | 196,171 ha | Namibia |
| 2020s | 12,015 ha | 195,335 ha | 183,321 ha | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 17,439 ha against 15,858 ha in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Botswana and Namibia?
- 1,581 ha, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Botswana ranks 7th and Namibia ranks 6th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.