Botswana vs French Guiana: Forest fires — Burned Area
Botswana
235.4 ha
in 2024
French Guiana
256.46 ha
in 2024
Botswana rank
86th
French Guiana rank
85th
Forest fires — Burned Area over time
- Botswana
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 256.46 ha against 235.4 ha in Botswana, a difference of 21.06 ha.
That makes French Guiana's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 86th and French Guiana ranks 85th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and French Guiana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,956 ha | 364.82 ha | 9,591 ha | Botswana |
| 2000s | 561.31 ha | 225.37 ha | 335.94 ha | Botswana |
| 2010s | 59.92 ha | 115.41 ha | 55.49 ha | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 85.6 ha | 119.68 ha | 34.08 ha | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, Botswana or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 256.46 ha against 235.4 ha in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area between Botswana and French Guiana?
- 21.06 ha, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and French Guiana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and French Guiana rank globally for forest fires — burned area?
- Botswana ranks 86th and French Guiana ranks 85th 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.
Individual pages
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.