Botswana vs El Salvador: Forest fires — Burned Area
Botswana
235.4 ha
in 2024
El Salvador
278.01 ha
in 2024
Botswana rank
86th
El Salvador rank
83rd
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Botswana
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 278.01 ha against 235.4 ha in Botswana, a difference of 42.61 ha.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 86th and El Salvador ranks 83rd of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,956 ha | 674.61 ha | 9,281 ha | Botswana |
| 2000s | 561.31 ha | 286.08 ha | 275.24 ha | Botswana |
| 2010s | 59.92 ha | 2,181 ha | 2,121 ha | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 85.6 ha | 479.04 ha | 393.43 ha | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Botswana or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 278.01 ha against 235.4 ha in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Botswana and El Salvador?
- 42.61 ha, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and El Salvador?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and El Salvador rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Botswana ranks 86th and El Salvador ranks 83rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — 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.