Botswana vs Namibia: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Botswana

207,386 hectares

in 2026

Namibia

203,511 hectares

in 2026

Botswana rank

51st

Namibia rank

53rd

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Botswana currently reports 207,386 hectares against 203,511 hectares in Namibia, a difference of 3,875 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Namibia ahead.

Botswana ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 53rd of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual area burnt by wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 3,720 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Area burnt by wildfires in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.