Lesotho vs Melanesia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Lesotho
-86.67 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia
-100 % change on previous year
in 2023
Lesotho rank
27th
Melanesia rank
29th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Lesotho
- Melanesia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -86.67 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 13.33 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Melanesia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 27th and Melanesia ranks 29th of 159 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Melanesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.85 % change on previous year | 92.94 % change on previous year | 41.1 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2000s | -54.5 % change on previous year | 99 % change on previous year | 153.5 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 24.98 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 124.98 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 283.38 % change on previous year | -50.07 % change on previous year | 333.45 % change on previous year | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate, Lesotho or Melanesia?
- Lesotho, at -86.67 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate between Lesotho and Melanesia?
- 13.33 % change on previous year, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Melanesia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Melanesia rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Lesotho ranks 27th and Melanesia ranks 29th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed 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 shrubland — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.