Botswana vs World: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
9.57 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.4062 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
1st
World rank
1st
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- World
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 9.57 ha per square kilometre against 0.4062 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 9.16 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 23.6 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.31 ha per square kilometre | 0.214 ha per square kilometre | 2.09 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.71 ha per square kilometre | 0.2053 ha per square kilometre | 2.5 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.79 ha per square kilometre | 0.1908 ha per square kilometre | 3.6 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 7.2 ha per square kilometre | 0.1694 ha per square kilometre | 7.03 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 World?
- Botswana, at 9.57 ha per square kilometre against 0.4062 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and World?
- 9.16 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and World?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and World rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 1st and World 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.