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Botswana vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type

Botswana
2.16 million hectares
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
1.81 million hectares
in 2024
Botswana rank
20th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
22nd

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time

  • Botswana
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
05.0M10.0M15.0M200220132024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.16 million hectares against 1.81 million hectares in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 354,530 hectares.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 20th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 22nd 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.