Gabon vs Lesotho: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre
Gabon
1.09 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
1.16 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
32nd
Lesotho rank
31st
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre over time
- Gabon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.16 hectares per square kilometre against 1.09 hectares per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 0.07 hectares per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gabon ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.11 hectares per square kilometre | 2.14 hectares per square kilometre | 1.03 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 1.29 hectares per square kilometre | 1.47 hectares per square kilometre | 0.1845 hectares per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 1.22 hectares per square kilometre | 0.9048 hectares per square kilometre | 0.3167 hectares per square kilometre | Gabon |
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, Gabon or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 1.16 hectares per square kilometre against 1.09 hectares per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre between Gabon and Lesotho?
- 0.07 hectares per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Lesotho rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 32nd 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.