Botswana vs New Zealand: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita
Botswana
0.0001 ha per person
in 2024
New Zealand
0.0001 ha per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
72nd
New Zealand rank
69th
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Botswana
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.0001 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in Botswana, a difference of 0 ha per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 72nd and New Zealand ranks 69th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0064 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0064 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0 ha per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burned area, per capita, Botswana or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.0001 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burned area, per capita between Botswana and New Zealand?
- 0 ha per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and New Zealand?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and New Zealand rank globally for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 72nd and New Zealand ranks 69th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.