Eswatini vs Lesotho: Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area)
Eswatini
0.0349 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0254 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Eswatini rank
10th
Lesotho rank
12th
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre (Area) over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.0349 ha per square kilometre against 0.0254 ha per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0095 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1461 ha per square kilometre | 0.4734 ha per square kilometre | 0.3273 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.3256 ha per square kilometre | 0.0925 ha per square kilometre | 0.2331 ha per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 0.1801 ha per square kilometre | 0.0698 ha per square kilometre | 0.1104 ha per square kilometre | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 0.0355 ha per square kilometre | 0.0173 ha per square kilometre | 0.0182 ha per square kilometre | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 0.0349 ha per square kilometre against 0.0254 ha per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 0.0095 ha per square kilometre, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for closed and open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Eswatini ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 12th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area, 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
Closed and open shrubland — Burned Area 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.