Botswana vs French Guiana: Forest fires — Burning crop residues
Botswana
11,864 t
in 2024
French Guiana
13,875 t
in 2024
Botswana rank
86th
French Guiana rank
85th
Forest fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Botswana
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 13,875 t against 11,864 t in Botswana, a difference of 2,011 t.
That makes French Guiana'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 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 | 538,498 t | 19,736 t | 518,762 t | Botswana |
| 2000s | 30,201 t | 12,192 t | 18,008 t | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3,020 t | 6,244 t | 3,224 t | French Guiana |
| 2020s | 4,314 t | 6,475 t | 2,161 t | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest fires — burning crop residues, Botswana or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 13,875 t against 11,864 t in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest fires — burning crop residues between Botswana and French Guiana?
- 2,011 t, 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 — burning crop residues?
- 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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.