Azerbaijan vs Lesotho: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area
Azerbaijan
279.33 ha
in 2024
Lesotho
343.06 ha
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
38th
Lesotho rank
36th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Azerbaijan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 343.06 ha against 279.33 ha in Azerbaijan, a difference of 63.73 ha.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Azerbaijan's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Azerbaijan ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 36th of 219 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,681 ha | 16,569 ha | 11,888 ha | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 424.05 ha | 2,808 ha | 2,384 ha | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 45.13 ha | 2,119 ha | 2,073 ha | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 85.95 ha | 488.87 ha | 402.92 ha | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, Azerbaijan or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 343.06 ha against 279.33 ha in Azerbaijan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area between Azerbaijan and Lesotho?
- 63.73 ha, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Lesotho?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Lesotho rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area?
- Azerbaijan ranks 38th and Lesotho ranks 36th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.