Botswana vs Russia: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Botswana
2.16 million hectares
in 2024
Russia
1.99 million hectares
in 2024
Botswana rank
20th
Russia rank
21st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Botswana
- Russia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 2.16 million hectares against 1.99 million hectares in Russia, a difference of 173,040 hectares.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 20th and Russia ranks 21st of 225 countries.
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About this data
Area of shrubland and grassland burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes open and closed shrublands and grasslands without a significant tree cover.