Japan vs Lesotho: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate
Japan
-30.56 % change on previous year
in 2025
Lesotho
-28.87 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
87th
Lesotho rank
84th
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -28.87 % change on previous year against -30.56 % change on previous year in Japan, a difference of 1.69 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 87th and Lesotho ranks 84th of 158 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 114.08 % change on previous year | 57.75 % change on previous year | 56.33 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | -22 % change on previous year | 43.64 % change on previous year | 65.64 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | -22.33 % change on previous year | 84.05 % change on previous year | 106.38 % 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, Japan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -28.87 % change on previous year against -30.56 % change on previous year in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate between Japan and Lesotho?
- 1.69 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 87th 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.