Chile vs Lesotho: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Chile
-30.18 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho
-28.87 % change on previous year
in 2025
Chile rank
86th
Lesotho rank
84th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Chile
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -28.87 % change on previous year against -30.18 % change on previous year in Chile, a difference of 1.31 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Lesotho ahead.
Chile ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 84th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.39 % change on previous year | 57.75 % change on previous year | 9.36 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 80.37 % change on previous year | 25.53 % change on previous year | 54.85 % change on previous year | Chile |
| 2020s | -5.93 % change on previous year | 63.66 % change on previous year | 69.6 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate, Chile or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -28.87 % change on previous year against -30.18 % change on previous year in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Chile and Lesotho?
- 1.31 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Lesotho?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Lesotho rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Chile ranks 86th and Lesotho ranks 84th of 158 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.