Botswana vs Senegal: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Botswana
18.7 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
21.94 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
2nd
Senegal rank
1st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 21.94 hectares per square kilometre against 18.7 hectares per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 3.24 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Senegal ahead.
Botswana ranks 2nd and Senegal ranks 1st of 206 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.76 hectares per square kilometre | 19.02 hectares per square kilometre | 11.25 hectares per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2010s | 9.45 hectares per square kilometre | 17.81 hectares per square kilometre | 8.36 hectares per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 2020s | 14.07 hectares per square kilometre | 19.94 hectares per square kilometre | 5.87 hectares per square kilometre | Senegal |
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 Senegal?
- Senegal, at 21.94 hectares per square kilometre against 18.7 hectares per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Botswana and Senegal?
- 3.24 hectares per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Senegal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Senegal rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 2nd and Senegal ranks 1st 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.