Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita
Botswana
0.0001 hectares per person
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0.0001 hectares per person
in 2025
Botswana rank
40th
Papua New Guinea rank
37th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita over time
- Botswana
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.0001 hectares per person against 0.0001 hectares per person in Botswana, a difference of 0 hectares per person.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th of 206 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0045 hectares per person | 0.001 hectares per person | 0.0035 hectares per person | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.01 hectares per person | 0.0006 hectares per person | 0.0094 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.0001 hectares per person against 0.0001 hectares per person in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 hectares per person, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 40th and Papua New Guinea ranks 37th 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.