Lesotho vs Uganda: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita
Lesotho
0.0128 hectares per person
in 2025
Uganda
0.0126 hectares per person
in 2025
Lesotho rank
41st
Uganda rank
42nd
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Uganda
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0128 hectares per person against 0.0126 hectares per person in Uganda, 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 Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 42nd of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0331 hectares per person | 0.0249 hectares per person | 0.0082 hectares per person | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0216 hectares per person | 0.0184 hectares per person | 0.0032 hectares per person | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0132 hectares per person | 0.0155 hectares per person | 0.0023 hectares per person | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Lesotho, at 0.0128 hectares per person against 0.0126 hectares per person in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita between Lesotho and Uganda?
- 0.0002 hectares per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uganda?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Uganda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 41st and Uganda ranks 42nd 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.