Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Annual area burnt by wildfires

Botswana

207,386 hectares

in 2026

Zimbabwe

243,469 hectares

in 2026

Botswana rank

51st

Zimbabwe rank

48th

Annual area burnt by wildfires over time

Zimbabwe currently reports 243,469 hectares against 207,386 hectares in Botswana, a difference of 36,083 hectares.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Botswana ranks 51st and Zimbabwe ranks 48th 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.