Lesotho vs Nigeria: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Lesotho
0.0128 hectares per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.0122 hectares per person
in 2025
Lesotho rank
41st
Nigeria rank
43rd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Nigeria
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0128 hectares per person against 0.0122 hectares per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0006 hectares per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Nigeria ahead.
Lesotho ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 43rd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0331 hectares per person | 0.0285 hectares per person | 0.0046 hectares per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0216 hectares per person | 0.0153 hectares per person | 0.0063 hectares per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0132 hectares per person | 0.0139 hectares per person | 0.0007 hectares per person | Nigeria |
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, Lesotho or Nigeria?
- Lesotho, at 0.0128 hectares per person against 0.0122 hectares per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 0.0006 hectares per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 41st and Nigeria ranks 43rd 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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About this data
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.