Botswana vs Gambia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Botswana
18.7 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
14.95 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
2nd
Gambia rank
3rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 18.7 hectares per square kilometre against 14.95 hectares per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 3.75 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 2nd and Gambia ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.76 hectares per square kilometre | 12.8 hectares per square kilometre | 5.03 hectares per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 9.45 hectares per square kilometre | 12.59 hectares per square kilometre | 3.14 hectares per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 14.07 hectares per square kilometre | 13.63 hectares per square kilometre | 0.4371 hectares per square kilometre | 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 square kilometre, Botswana or Gambia?
- Botswana, at 18.7 hectares per square kilometre against 14.95 hectares per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Botswana and Gambia?
- 3.75 hectares per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 2nd and Gambia ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.