Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
79th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0425 ha per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0 ha per square kilometre
in 2004
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Botswana is 0 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0425 ha per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 ha per square kilometre, in 2004.
Botswana ranks 79th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre | +606.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0327 ha per square kilometre | -13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0306 ha per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | -70.2% |
| 2001 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -99.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +800.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 2004 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2007 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2009 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2016 | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | -75.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | +700.0% |
| 2023 | 0 ha per square kilometre | -100.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0003 ha per square kilometre. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +800.0% | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre |
| 2022 | +700.0% | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +606.7% | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0378 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0176 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 ha per square kilometre | 0.0425 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0091 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 ha per square kilometre | 0 ha per square kilometre | 0.0003 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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- 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 other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Other forest — burned area, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0425 ha per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Botswana rank for other forest — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 79th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other forest — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other forest — Burned Area 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.
Other forest — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Other forest — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Other forest — Burned Area 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.