Australia vs Botswana: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Australia
5.8 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana
9.57 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Botswana rank
1st
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9.57 ha per square kilometre against 5.8 ha per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 3.77 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Australia ranks 2nd and Botswana ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.52 ha per square kilometre | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | 0.2151 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.8 ha per square kilometre | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | 0.0879 ha per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.64 ha per square kilometre | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.99 ha per square kilometre | 7.2 ha per square kilometre | 5.22 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Australia or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 9.57 ha per square kilometre against 5.8 ha per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Australia and Botswana?
- 3.77 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 2nd and Botswana ranks 1st of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.