Lesotho vs Somalia: Tree cover loss from wildfires

Lesotho

0.1333 hectares

in 2022

Somalia

0.3022 hectares

in 2023

Lesotho rank

150th

Somalia rank

147th

Tree cover loss from wildfires over time

Lesotho
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.3022 hectares against 0.1333 hectares in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1689 hectares.

That makes Somalia's figure about 2.3 times Lesotho's.

Lesotho ranks 150th and Somalia ranks 147th of 152 countries.

Individual pages

Tree cover loss from wildfires in Lesotho
Tree cover loss from wildfires in Somalia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss from wildfires
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 152 places, 3,353 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to fire with no visible human conversion or agricultural activity afterward. Fires may be started by natural causes (e.g. lightning) or may be related to human activities (accidental or deliberate).