Botswana vs Ethiopia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Botswana
2.17 million ha
in 2024
Ethiopia
3.28 million ha
in 2024
Botswana rank
25th
Ethiopia rank
22nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 3.28 million ha against 2.17 million ha in Botswana, a difference of 1.12 million ha.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.66 million ha | 5.24 million ha | 1.41 million ha | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4.88 million ha | 5.06 million ha | 181,059 ha | Ethiopia |
| 2010s | 5.35 million ha | 4.49 million ha | 860,241 ha | Botswana |
| 2020s | 6.80 million ha | 3.63 million ha | 3.17 million ha | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Botswana or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 3.28 million ha against 2.17 million ha in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 1.12 million ha, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Botswana ranks 25th and Ethiopia ranks 22nd 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.