Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.004 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.004 ha per person for savanna — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.7% on the previous year and up 673.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area, per capita in Botswana peaked at 4.13 ha per person in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 2020.
Botswana ranks 42nd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.699 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.6803 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6614 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.6427 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.6252 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.609 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.13 ha per person | +578.0% |
| 1997 | 3.36 ha per person | -18.7% |
| 1998 | 3.21 ha per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 2.93 ha per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 2.78 ha per person | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0097 ha per person | -99.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0188 ha per person | +93.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0055 ha per person | -70.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 ha per person | -90.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 ha per person | +286.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 ha per person | -75.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 ha per person | +285.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 ha per person | -41.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 ha per person | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 ha per person | -33.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 ha per person | -31.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 ha per person | +70.9% |
| 2013 | 0.005 ha per person | +573.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0005 ha per person | -89.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0123 ha per person | +2256.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0054 ha per person | -56.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0056 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0051 ha per person | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 ha per person | +69.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 ha per person | -98.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0055 ha per person | +4965.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0014 ha per person | -75.1% |
| 2023 | 0.008 ha per person | +487.1% |
| 2024 | 0.004 ha per person | -49.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.004 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 35.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.004 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0044 ha per person, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +4965.6% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person |
| 2015 | +2256.6% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person |
| 1996 | +578.0% | 0.609 ha per person | 4.13 ha per person |
| 2013 | +573.3% | 0.0007 ha per person | 0.005 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 ha per person | 0.609 ha per person | 4.13 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.282 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 2.78 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.008 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 savanna — burned area, per capita in Botswana?
- Savanna — burned area, per capita in Botswana was 0.004 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 ha per person in 1996.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 42nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 673.7%. 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 Savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Savanna — 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.
Savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna — 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
Savanna — 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.