Botswana vs Namibia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Botswana
1.01 hectares per person
in 2025
Namibia
0.694 hectares per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
2nd
Namibia rank
4th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.01 hectares per person against 0.694 hectares per person in Namibia, a difference of 0.316 hectares per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.36 hectares per person | 1.96 hectares per person | 0.3967 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.53 hectares per person | 1.69 hectares per person | 0.8371 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 2.5 hectares per person | 0.8795 hectares per person | 1.62 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, Botswana or Namibia?
- Botswana, at 1.01 hectares per person against 0.694 hectares per person in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.316 hectares per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 2nd and Namibia ranks 4th 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.