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Botswana vs Central African Republic: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Botswana
2.16 million hectares
in 2024
Central African Republic
1.46 million hectares
in 2024
Botswana rank
20th
Central African Republic rank
23rd

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Botswana
  • Central African Republic
05.0M10.0M15.0M200220132024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.16 million hectares against 1.46 million hectares in Central African Republic, a difference of 705,110 hectares.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times Central African Republic's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 20th and Central African Republic ranks 23rd of 225 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
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
225 places, 5,175 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed

Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.