Botswana vs Central African Republic: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
18.66 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Central African Republic
14.44 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
6th
Central African Republic rank
8th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Central African Republic
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 18.66 ha per square kilometre against 14.44 ha per square kilometre in Central African Republic, a difference of 4.22 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Botswana ranks 6th and Central African Republic ranks 8th of 188 countries.
Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Central African Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.25 ha per square kilometre | 26.78 ha per square kilometre | 15.53 ha per square kilometre | Central African Republic |
| 2000s | 8.61 ha per square kilometre | 27 ha per square kilometre | 18.39 ha per square kilometre | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | 9.45 ha per square kilometre | 21.66 ha per square kilometre | 12.21 ha per square kilometre | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | 14.05 ha per square kilometre | 18.71 ha per square kilometre | 4.66 ha per square kilometre | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Botswana or Central African Republic?
- Botswana, at 18.66 ha per square kilometre against 14.44 ha per square kilometre in Central African Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Central African Republic?
- 4.22 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Central African Republic?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Central African Republic rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 6th and Central African Republic ranks 8th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.