Azerbaijan vs Lesotho: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Azerbaijan
34,217 hectares
in 2024
Lesotho
42,674 hectares
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
89th
Lesotho rank
86th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Azerbaijan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 42,674 hectares against 34,217 hectares in Azerbaijan, a difference of 8,457 hectares.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 89th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 225 countries.
Azerbaijan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 176,852 hectares | 65,127 hectares | 111,724 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 178,276 hectares | 44,750 hectares | 133,526 hectares | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 68,231 hectares | 30,563 hectares | 37,668 hectares | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Azerbaijan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 42,674 hectares against 34,217 hectares in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Azerbaijan and Lesotho?
- 8,457 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Lesotho?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Lesotho rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Azerbaijan ranks 89th and Lesotho ranks 86th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.