Botswana vs Burkina Faso: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Botswana
2.17 million ha
in 2024
Burkina Faso
3.26 million ha
in 2024
Botswana rank
25th
Burkina Faso rank
23rd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 3.26 million ha against 2.17 million ha in Botswana, a difference of 1.09 million ha.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 25th and Burkina Faso ranks 23rd of 221 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.37 million ha | 2.35 million ha | 4.02 million ha | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4.88 million ha | 2.85 million ha | 2.02 million ha | Botswana |
| 2010s | 5.35 million ha | 1.84 million ha | 3.52 million ha | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6.80 million ha | 1.96 million ha | 4.84 million ha | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Botswana or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 3.26 million ha against 2.17 million ha in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 1.09 million ha, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burkina Faso?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Burkina Faso rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Botswana ranks 25th and Burkina Faso ranks 23rd of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.