Botswana vs Mozambique: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
18.66 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique
19.35 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
6th
Mozambique rank
5th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 19.35 ha per square kilometre against 18.66 ha per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.69 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.
Botswana ranks 6th and Mozambique ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Mozambique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.25 ha per square kilometre | 19.68 ha per square kilometre | 8.43 ha per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 8.61 ha per square kilometre | 20.76 ha per square kilometre | 12.15 ha per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 9.45 ha per square kilometre | 20.07 ha per square kilometre | 10.62 ha per square kilometre | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 14.05 ha per square kilometre | 19.72 ha per square kilometre | 5.68 ha per square kilometre | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Botswana or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 19.35 ha per square kilometre against 18.66 ha per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Mozambique?
- 0.69 ha per square kilometre, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Mozambique?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Mozambique rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 6th and Mozambique ranks 5th 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.