Botswana vs Namibia: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Botswana
9.57 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Namibia
0.6838 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
1st
Namibia rank
4th

Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
051015199020062023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 9.57 ha per square kilometre against 0.6838 ha per square kilometre in Namibia, a difference of 8.89 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 14.0 times Namibia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 1st and Namibia 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 Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 2.31 ha per square kilometre 0.5764 ha per square kilometre 1.73 ha per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 2.71 ha per square kilometre 0.8116 ha per square kilometre 1.9 ha per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 3.79 ha per square kilometre 0.982 ha per square kilometre 2.81 ha per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 7.2 ha per square kilometre 0.7822 ha per square kilometre 6.42 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, Botswana or Namibia?
Botswana, at 9.57 ha per square kilometre against 0.6838 ha per square kilometre in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Namibia?
8.89 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 1st and Namibia ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.