Botswana vs Lesotho: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Botswana
0.0057 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0106 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
10th
Lesotho rank
7th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0106 ha per square kilometre against 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.0049 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.9 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0447 ha per square kilometre | 0.3435 ha per square kilometre | 0.2988 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.03 ha per square kilometre | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0979 ha per square kilometre | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.096 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.0195 ha per square kilometre | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0142 ha per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.0106 ha per square kilometre against 0.0057 ha per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.0049 ha per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed 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 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.