Australia vs Botswana: Average area burnt per wildfire

Australia

592.02 hectares

in 2026

Botswana

609.96 hectares

in 2026

Australia rank

7th

Botswana rank

6th

Average area burnt per wildfire over time

Botswana currently reports 609.96 hectares against 592.02 hectares in Australia, a difference of 17.94 hectares.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 7th and Botswana ranks 6th of 181 countries.

Indicator: Average area burnt per wildfire
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: 181 places, 2,589 data points, 2012–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The average area burnt per wildfire, in hectares. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.