Cambodia vs Lesotho: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre

Cambodia
1.25 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
1.16 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Cambodia rank
28th
Lesotho rank
31st

Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time

  • Cambodia
  • Lesotho
01234200220122023

How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 1.25 hectares per square kilometre against 1.16 hectares per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.09 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Cambodia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.

Cambodia ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 0.634 hectares per square kilometre 2.14 hectares per square kilometre 1.51 hectares per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 1.21 hectares per square kilometre 1.47 hectares per square kilometre 0.2606 hectares per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 1.23 hectares per square kilometre 0.9048 hectares per square kilometre 0.3301 hectares per square kilometre Cambodia

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, Cambodia or Lesotho?
Cambodia, at 1.25 hectares per square kilometre against 1.16 hectares per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Cambodia and Lesotho?
0.09 hectares per square kilometre, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Cambodia and Lesotho rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Cambodia ranks 28th 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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Indicator
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Unit
hectares per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
206 places, 4,504 data points, 2002–2023
Last refreshed

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.