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

Lesotho
1.16 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Rwanda
1.22 hectares per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
31st
Rwanda rank
30th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Rwanda
01234200220122023

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1.22 hectares per square kilometre against 1.16 hectares per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.06 hectares per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Rwanda ahead.

Lesotho ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 30th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Rwanda Difference Ahead
2000s 2.14 hectares per square kilometre 0.7738 hectares per square kilometre 1.37 hectares per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 1.47 hectares per square kilometre 1.28 hectares per square kilometre 0.1894 hectares per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.9048 hectares per square kilometre 1.19 hectares per square kilometre 0.2896 hectares per square kilometre Rwanda

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, Lesotho or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 1.22 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 Lesotho and Rwanda?
0.06 hectares per square kilometre, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 30th 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.