Australia vs Botswana: Open shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square

Australia
82.96 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana
136.84 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
2nd
Botswana rank
1st

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

  • Australia
  • Botswana
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 136.84 t per square kilometre against 82.96 t per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 53.88 t 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 36.04 t per square kilometre 32.97 t per square kilometre 3.08 t per square kilometre Australia
2000s 39.99 t per square kilometre 38.73 t per square kilometre 1.26 t per square kilometre Australia
2010s 37.79 t per square kilometre 54.22 t per square kilometre 16.43 t per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 28.39 t per square kilometre 102.99 t per square kilometre 74.6 t per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Australia or Botswana?
Botswana, at 136.84 t per square kilometre against 82.96 t per square kilometre in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Australia and Botswana?
53.88 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
Australia ranks 2nd and Botswana ranks 1st of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — 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
Open shrubland — 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
186 places, 6,179 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Open shrubland — 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.