Botswana vs South Africa: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Botswana
0.0063 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0006 ha per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
3rd
South Africa rank
5th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0063 ha per person against 0.0006 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0057 ha per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 11.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0175 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0141 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0092 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0075 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0262 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0249 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.005 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per capita, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 0.0063 ha per person against 0.0006 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per capita between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.0057 ha per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 3rd and South Africa ranks 5th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed 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 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.