Australia vs Botswana: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Australia
1.69 hectares per person
in 2025
Botswana
1.01 hectares per person
in 2025
Australia rank
1st
Botswana rank
2nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Australia
- Botswana
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.69 hectares per person against 1.01 hectares per person in Botswana, a difference of 0.68 hectares per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.7 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Australia ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.03 hectares per person | 2.36 hectares per person | 0.3294 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.76 hectares per person | 2.53 hectares per person | 0.7682 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.28 hectares per person | 2.5 hectares per person | 1.22 hectares per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Australia or Botswana?
- Australia, at 1.69 hectares per person against 1.01 hectares per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Australia and Botswana?
- 0.68 hectares per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Australia ranks 1st and Botswana ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.