Botswana vs World: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre

Botswana
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time

  • Botswana
  • World
0000.001199020062023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0.0004 kt per square kilometre against 0 kt per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 10.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 188 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana World Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Botswana or World?
Botswana, at 0.0004 kt per square kilometre against 0 kt per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Botswana and World?
0.0004 kt per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Botswana and World rank globally for savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,313 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4) 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.