Botswana vs South Sudan: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0442 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
South Sudan
0.0514 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
4th
South Sudan rank
3rd
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0442 hectares per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.
Botswana ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 206 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0495 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0497 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.0214 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0318 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0105 hectares per square kilometre | South Sudan |
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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.0514 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0442 hectares per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre between Botswana and South Sudan?
- 0.0072 hectares per square kilometre, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Sudan rank globally for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 4th and South Sudan ranks 3rd 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.