Democratic Republic of Congo vs Lesotho: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.013 hectares per person
in 2025
Lesotho
0.0128 hectares per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
40th
Lesotho rank
41st

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Lesotho
00.020.040.06200220132025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.013 hectares per person against 0.0128 hectares per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0002 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 41st of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0326 hectares per person 0.0331 hectares per person 0.0004 hectares per person Lesotho
2010s 0.0187 hectares per person 0.0216 hectares per person 0.0029 hectares per person Lesotho
2020s 0.0137 hectares per person 0.0132 hectares per person 0.0005 hectares per person Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Lesotho?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.013 hectares per person against 0.0128 hectares per person in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?
0.0002 hectares per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho?
24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Lesotho ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,944 data points, 2002–2025
Last refreshed

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.