Botswana vs Zambia: Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square

Botswana
47.08 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
28.39 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
6th
Zambia rank
8th

Grassland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 47.08 t per square kilometre against 28.39 t per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 18.69 t per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.7 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 8th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 15.76 t per square kilometre 16.12 t per square kilometre 0.3588 t per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 25.31 t per square kilometre 29.74 t per square kilometre 4.44 t per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 28.82 t per square kilometre 30.21 t per square kilometre 1.39 t per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 35.42 t per square kilometre 26.86 t per square kilometre 8.56 t per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per, Botswana or Zambia?
Botswana, at 47.08 t per square kilometre against 28.39 t per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per between Botswana and Zambia?
18.69 t per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for grassland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per?
Botswana ranks 6th and Zambia ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre
Unit
t per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 6,279 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.