Botswana vs Malawi: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Botswana
0.0001 hectares per person
in 2025
Malawi
0 hectares per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
40th
Malawi rank
43rd
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Malawi
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0001 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 40th and Malawi ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0045 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 0.0041 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.01 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0.0093 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0046 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 0.0044 hectares per person | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita, Botswana or Malawi?
- Botswana, at 0.0001 hectares per person against 0 hectares per person in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Botswana and Malawi?
- 0.0001 hectares per person, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 40th and Malawi ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.