Lesotho vs Romania: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region
Lesotho
42,674 hectares
in 2024
Romania
35,955 hectares
in 2024
Lesotho rank
86th
Romania rank
87th
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region over time
- Lesotho
- Romania
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 42,674 hectares against 35,955 hectares in Romania, a difference of 6,719 hectares.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Romania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 86th and Romania ranks 87th of 225 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65,127 hectares | 169,728 hectares | 104,601 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 44,750 hectares | 177,832 hectares | 133,082 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 30,563 hectares | 72,477 hectares | 41,914 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual area burnt by wildfires by region, Lesotho or Romania?
- Lesotho, at 42,674 hectares against 35,955 hectares in Romania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual area burnt by wildfires by region between Lesotho and Romania?
- 6,719 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Romania?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Romania rank globally for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Lesotho ranks 86th and Romania ranks 87th 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.