Belize vs Lesotho: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Belize
37,630 hectares
in 2025
Lesotho
33,122 hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
86th
Lesotho rank
88th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Belize
- Lesotho
How they compare
Belize currently reports 37,630 hectares against 33,122 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 4,508 hectares.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.
Belize ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 88th of 225 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35,491 hectares | 65,127 hectares | 29,636 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 40,392 hectares | 44,750 hectares | 4,358 hectares | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 48,016 hectares | 30,990 hectares | 17,026 hectares | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Belize or Lesotho?
- Belize, at 37,630 hectares against 33,122 hectares in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Belize and Lesotho?
- 4,508 hectares, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lesotho?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Lesotho rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Belize ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 88th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Wildfire Information System (2026) β 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.