Botswana vs Nicaragua: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0442 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0371 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
4th
Nicaragua rank
6th
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0442 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.0071 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Botswana ranks 4th and Nicaragua ranks 6th of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0143 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0276 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0133 hectares per square kilometre | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.0397 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0192 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0205 hectares per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0214 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0142 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre, Botswana or Nicaragua?
- Botswana, at 0.0442 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0371 hectares per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 0.0071 hectares per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 4th and Nicaragua ranks 6th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.