Belize vs Botswana: Savanna — Burned Area
Belize
9,264 ha
in 2024
Botswana
10,187 ha
in 2024
Belize rank
64th
Botswana rank
63rd
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Belize
- Botswana
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 10,187 ha against 9,264 ha in Belize, a difference of 923 ha.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Belize ranks 64th and Botswana ranks 63rd of 221 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,702 ha | 2.71 million ha | 2.70 million ha | Botswana |
| 2000s | 3,530 ha | 473,325 ha | 469,796 ha | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4,752 ha | 9,907 ha | 5,155 ha | Botswana |
| 2020s | 5,772 ha | 9,382 ha | 3,610 ha | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Belize or Botswana?
- Botswana, at 10,187 ha against 9,264 ha in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Belize and Botswana?
- 923 ha, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Botswana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Botswana rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Belize ranks 64th and Botswana ranks 63rd of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.