Belize vs Lesotho: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Belize
1.05 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
1.16 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Belize rank
33rd
Lesotho rank
31st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Belize
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.16 hectares per square kilometre against 1.05 hectares per square kilometre in Belize, a difference of 0.11 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.
Belize ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4309 hectares per square kilometre | 2.14 hectares per square kilometre | 1.71 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.5473 hectares per square kilometre | 1.47 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9258 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5992 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9048 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3056 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre, Belize or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.16 hectares per square kilometre against 1.05 hectares per square kilometre in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Belize and Lesotho?
- 0.11 hectares per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Lesotho rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Belize ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 31st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.