Botswana vs Ethiopia: Savanna fires — Burning crop residues
Botswana
20.04 million t
in 2024
Ethiopia
21.34 million t
in 2024
Botswana rank
22nd
Ethiopia rank
19th
Savanna fires — Burning crop residues over time
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 21.34 million t against 20.04 million t in Botswana, a difference of 1.30 million t.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 221 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.51 million t | 34.44 million t | 17.07 million t | Botswana |
| 2000s | 40.63 million t | 33.56 million t | 7.07 million t | Botswana |
| 2010s | 48.61 million t | 29.52 million t | 19.10 million t | Botswana |
| 2020s | 67.05 million t | 23.80 million t | 43.24 million t | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues, Botswana or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 21.34 million t against 20.04 million t in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues between Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 1.30 million t, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.