Botswana vs United States: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type
Botswana
2.16 million hectares
in 2024
United States
2.24 million hectares
in 2024
Botswana rank
20th
United States rank
19th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type over time
- Botswana
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 2.24 million hectares against 2.16 million hectares in Botswana, a difference of 78,990 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 20th and United States ranks 19th 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.