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Botswana vs El Salvador: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Botswana
0.364 hectares
in 2018
El Salvador
0.6717 hectares
in 2024
Botswana rank
144th
El Salvador rank
141st

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

  • Botswana
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.6717 hectares against 0.364 hectares in Botswana, a difference of 0.3077 hectares.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.8 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 144th and El Salvador ranks 141st of 152 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit
hectares
Source
Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).