Botswana vs South Africa: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Botswana
0.3665 ha per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0025 ha per person
in 2024
Botswana rank
2nd
South Africa rank
4th
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.3665 ha per person against 0.0025 ha per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.364 ha per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 147.4 times South Africa's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9218 ha per person | 0.0076 ha per person | 0.9143 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.8393 ha per person | 0.0045 ha per person | 0.8348 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.02 ha per person | 0.0042 ha per person | 1.02 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.42 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 1.41 ha per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per capita, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 0.3665 ha per person against 0.0025 ha per person in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.364 ha per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 4th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — 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
Open shrubland — 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.