Botswana vs Gambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
18.66 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
13.58 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
6th
Gambia rank
9th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 18.66 ha per square kilometre against 13.58 ha per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 5.08 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 6th and Gambia ranks 9th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.25 ha per square kilometre | 15.25 ha per square kilometre | 4.01 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2000s | 8.61 ha per square kilometre | 13.09 ha per square kilometre | 4.49 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 9.45 ha per square kilometre | 12.4 ha per square kilometre | 2.95 ha per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 14.05 ha per square kilometre | 13.2 ha per square kilometre | 0.8531 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Botswana or Gambia?
- Botswana, at 18.66 ha per square kilometre against 13.58 ha per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Gambia?
- 5.08 ha per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 6th and Gambia ranks 9th 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.