Botswana vs Senegal: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
18.66 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
20.39 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
6th
Senegal rank
4th
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 20.39 ha per square kilometre against 18.66 ha per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 1.73 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Botswana ranks 6th and Senegal ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.25 ha per square kilometre | 17.69 ha per square kilometre | 6.45 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2000s | 8.61 ha per square kilometre | 19.24 ha per square kilometre | 10.63 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2010s | 9.45 ha per square kilometre | 17.89 ha per square kilometre | 8.44 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 14.05 ha per square kilometre | 19.7 ha per square kilometre | 5.65 ha per square kilometre | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre, Botswana or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 20.39 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 Senegal?
- 1.73 ha per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Senegal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Senegal rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 6th and Senegal ranks 4th 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.