Botswana vs French Guiana: Forest fires — Emissions

Botswana
0.0025 kt
in 2024
French Guiana
0.0029 kt
in 2024
Botswana rank
86th
French Guiana rank
84th

Forest fires — Emissions over time

  • Botswana
  • French Guiana
00.10.20.3199020072024

How they compare

French Guiana currently reports 0.0029 kt against 0.0025 kt in Botswana, a difference of 0.0004 kt.

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 84th 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 0.1077 kt 0.004 kt 0.1037 kt Botswana
2000s 0.0061 kt 0.0026 kt 0.0035 kt Botswana
2010s 0.0006 kt 0.0013 kt 0.0007 kt French Guiana
2020s 0.0009 kt 0.0014 kt 0.0005 kt French Guiana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest fires — emissions, Botswana or French Guiana?
French Guiana, at 0.0029 kt against 0.0025 kt in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest fires — emissions between Botswana and French Guiana?
0.0004 kt, 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 — emissions?
Botswana ranks 86th and French Guiana ranks 84th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest fires — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,294 data points, 1990–2024
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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.