Botswana vs Mexico: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0057 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mexico
0.0045 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
10th
Mexico rank
12th

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Mexico
00.10.20.30.4199020062023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0057 ha per square kilometre against 0.0045 ha per square kilometre in Mexico, a difference of 0.0012 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 12th of 186 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0447 ha per square kilometre 0.0184 ha per square kilometre 0.0263 ha per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 0.03 ha per square kilometre 0.0103 ha per square kilometre 0.0197 ha per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.0979 ha per square kilometre 0.0062 ha per square kilometre 0.0917 ha per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 0.0195 ha per square kilometre 0.0082 ha per square kilometre 0.0113 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 Mexico?
Botswana, at 0.0057 ha per square kilometre against 0.0045 ha per square kilometre in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mexico?
0.0012 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mexico?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Mexico rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 10th and Mexico ranks 12th 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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Indicator
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,213 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.