Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.3665 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Botswana is 0.3665 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 83.2% on the previous year and up 86.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Botswana peaked at 3.97 ha per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0639 ha per person, in 2016.
Botswana ranks 2nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.47 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 1.43 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 1.39 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 1.35 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 1.31 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 1.28 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2814 ha per person | -78.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3773 ha per person | +34.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1697 ha per person | -55.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1552 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1099 ha per person | -29.2% |
| 2001 | 1.78 ha per person | +1523.3% |
| 2002 | 2.07 ha per person | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1296 ha per person | -93.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0853 ha per person | -34.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3767 ha per person | +341.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7001 ha per person | +85.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5286 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2008 | 2.35 ha per person | +344.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2582 ha per person | -89.0% |
| 2010 | 2.64 ha per person | +922.5% |
| 2011 | 3.97 ha per person | +50.5% |
| 2012 | 1.08 ha per person | -72.8% |
| 2013 | 0.756 ha per person | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1962 ha per person | -74.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2577 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0639 ha per person | -75.2% |
| 2017 | 0.777 ha per person | +1115.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3776 ha per person | -51.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0912 ha per person | -75.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7819 ha per person | +756.9% |
| 2021 | 2.17 ha per person | +177.6% |
| 2022 | 1.57 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 2023 | 2.19 ha per person | +38.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3665 ha per person | -83.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1523.3% | 0.1099 ha per person | 1.78 ha per person |
| 2017 | +1115.2% | 0.0639 ha per person | 0.777 ha per person |
| 2010 | +922.5% | 0.2582 ha per person | 2.64 ha per person |
| 2020 | +756.9% | 0.0912 ha per person | 0.7819 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9218 ha per person | 0.1552 ha per person | 1.47 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8393 ha per person | 0.0853 ha per person | 2.35 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 ha per person | 0.0639 ha per person | 3.97 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 ha per person | 0.3665 ha per person | 2.19 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Botswana?
- Open shrubland — burned area, per capita in Botswana was 0.3665 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.97 ha per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest open shrubland — burned area, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0639 ha per person in 2016.
- How does Botswana rank for open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is open shrubland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Open shrubland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Open shrubland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.