Botswana vs Suriname: Savanna — Burned Area
Botswana
10,187 ha
in 2024
Suriname
12,952 ha
in 2024
Botswana rank
63rd
Suriname rank
62nd
Savanna — Burned Area over time
- Botswana
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 12,952 ha against 10,187 ha in Botswana, a difference of 2,765 ha.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 63rd and Suriname ranks 62nd of 221 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.71 million ha | 3,489 ha | 2.70 million ha | Botswana |
| 2000s | 473,325 ha | 6,353 ha | 466,972 ha | Botswana |
| 2010s | 9,907 ha | 5,697 ha | 4,209 ha | Botswana |
| 2020s | 9,382 ha | 5,270 ha | 4,112 ha | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna — burned area, Botswana or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 12,952 ha against 10,187 ha in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna — burned area between Botswana and Suriname?
- 2,765 ha, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for savanna — burned area?
- Botswana ranks 63rd and Suriname ranks 62nd 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.