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
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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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.