Australia vs Botswana: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Australia
1.26 ha per person
in 2024
Botswana
0.8597 ha per person
in 2024
Australia rank
3rd
Botswana rank
6th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.26 ha per person against 0.8597 ha per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.4003 ha per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.5 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Australia ranks 3rd and Botswana ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Botswana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.51 ha per person | 4.31 ha per person | 1.8 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.7 ha per person | 2.69 ha per person | 0.0089 ha per person | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.97 ha per person | 2.53 ha per person | 0.562 ha per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.31 ha per person | 2.79 ha per person | 1.48 ha per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Australia or Botswana?
- Australia, at 1.26 ha per person against 0.8597 ha per person in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Australia and Botswana?
- 0.4003 ha per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Botswana ranks 6th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.