Botswana vs Ethiopia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0057 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.0021 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
13th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0057 ha per square kilometre against 0.0021 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0036 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.7 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 186 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0414 ha per square kilometre | 0.023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0184 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.0979 ha per square kilometre | 0.0022 ha per square kilometre | 0.0956 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | 0.0046 ha per square kilometre | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Botswana or Ethiopia?
- Botswana, at 0.0057 ha per square kilometre against 0.0021 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 0.0036 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 13th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed 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 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.