Botswana vs Namibia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0057 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.0081 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
10th
Namibia rank
8th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0.0081 ha per square kilometre against 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0024 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.
Botswana ranks 10th and Namibia ranks 8th of 186 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 | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | 0.128 ha per square kilometre | 0.0833 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2000s | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.1843 ha per square kilometre | 0.1543 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.0979 ha per square kilometre | 0.3057 ha per square kilometre | 0.2078 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
| 2020s | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | 0.2913 ha per square kilometre | 0.2718 ha per square kilometre | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Botswana or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 0.0081 ha per square kilometre against 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.0024 ha per square kilometre, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Namibia ranks 8th 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.