Botswana vs Zambia: Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square
Botswana
184.32 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
151.82 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
2nd
Zambia rank
4th
Savanna fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 184.32 t per square kilometre against 151.82 t per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 32.5 t per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9 t per square kilometre | 160.13 t per square kilometre | 70.23 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 71.69 t per square kilometre | 170.93 t per square kilometre | 99.23 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 85.77 t per square kilometre | 165.46 t per square kilometre | 79.69 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 139.04 t per square kilometre | 154.99 t per square kilometre | 15.94 t per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), Botswana or Zambia?
- Botswana, at 184.32 t per square kilometre against 151.82 t per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between Botswana and Zambia?
- 32.5 t per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for savanna fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Botswana ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 4th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.