Botswana vs Zambia: Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0004 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
0.0003 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
2nd
Zambia rank
4th
Savanna fires — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0004 kt per square kilometre against 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 0.0001 kt 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 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre, Botswana or Zambia?
- Botswana, at 0.0004 kt per square kilometre against 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.0001 kt 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 — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 2nd and Zambia ranks 4th 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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About this data
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.