Cameroon vs Lesotho: Closed shrubland — Burned Area
Cameroon
64.11 ha
in 2024
Lesotho
42.88 ha
in 2024
Cameroon rank
26th
Lesotho rank
27th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Cameroon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 64.11 ha against 42.88 ha in Lesotho, a difference of 21.23 ha.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 219 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,317 ha | 10,429 ha | 6,888 ha | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2,885 ha | 1,761 ha | 1,125 ha | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 36.33 ha | 57.89 ha | 21.56 ha | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 81.21 ha | 137.22 ha | 56.01 ha | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, Cameroon or Lesotho?
- Cameroon, at 64.11 ha against 42.88 ha in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area between Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 21.23 ha, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Lesotho rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Cameroon ranks 26th and Lesotho ranks 27th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Closed 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.