Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Lesotho
Lesotho: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 0.1625 in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Lesotho, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Lesotho is 0.1625, measured in 2026.
The figure is up 18.7% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Lesotho peaked at 2.16 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1369, in 2025.
Lesotho ranks 112th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.1902 | — |
| 2013 | 2.16 | +1033.1% |
| 2014 | 1.97 | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6143 | -68.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1525 | -75.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7192 | +371.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3049 | -57.6% |
| 2019 | 1.89 | +521.0% |
| 2020 | 0.564 | -70.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8195 | +45.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8035 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.35 | +67.5% |
| 2024 | 1.8 | +33.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1369 | -92.4% |
| 2026 | 0.1625 | +18.7% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.1625 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.15, 14% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.1625 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.47, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +1033.1% | 0.1902 | 2.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 | 0.1525 | 2.16 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8045 | 0.1369 | 1.8 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Lesotho?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Lesotho was 0.1625 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 2.16 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1369 in 2025.
- How does Lesotho rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Lesotho ranks 112th out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).