Lesotho vs Mauritania: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area)
Lesotho
-55.56 % change on previous year
in 2024
Mauritania
-50 % change on previous year
in 2024
Lesotho rank
43rd
Mauritania rank
41st
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate (Area) over time
- Lesotho
- Mauritania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports -50 % change on previous year against -55.56 % change on previous year in Lesotho, a difference of 5.56 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Mauritania ahead.
Lesotho ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 41st of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Mauritania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.01 % change on previous year | 48.18 % change on previous year | 5.17 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2000s | -24.14 % change on previous year | 13.19 % change on previous year | 37.33 % change on previous year | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 77.22 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 73.78 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 123.84 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 121.34 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Mauritania?
- Mauritania, at -50 % change on previous year against -55.56 % change on previous year in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 5.56 % change on previous year, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Mauritania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Mauritania rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 43rd and Mauritania ranks 41st of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.