Lesotho vs Madagascar: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.0106 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
0.016 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
7th
Madagascar rank
5th
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.016 ha per square kilometre against 0.0106 ha per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0054 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3435 ha per square kilometre | 0.0555 ha per square kilometre | 0.2881 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | 0.0914 ha per square kilometre | 0.0335 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.0019 ha per square kilometre | 0.0458 ha per square kilometre | 0.0439 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.0053 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0152 ha per square kilometre | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 0.016 ha per square kilometre against 0.0106 ha per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0.0054 ha per square kilometre, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 7th and Madagascar ranks 5th 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.