Lesotho vs Nicaragua: Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre

Lesotho
0.0106 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua
0.0197 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
7th
Nicaragua rank
4th

Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 0.0197 ha per square kilometre against 0.0106 ha per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0091 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.9 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 7th and Nicaragua ranks 4th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3435 ha per square kilometre 0.0061 ha per square kilometre 0.3374 ha per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 0.058 ha per square kilometre 0.0079 ha per square kilometre 0.0501 ha per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.0019 ha per square kilometre 0.004 ha per square kilometre 0.0021 ha per square kilometre Nicaragua
2020s 0.0053 ha per square kilometre 0.0059 ha per square kilometre 0.0006 ha per square kilometre Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Nicaragua?
Nicaragua, at 0.0197 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 Nicaragua?
0.0091 ha per square kilometre, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nicaragua?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Nicaragua rank globally for closed shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 7th and Nicaragua ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Closed shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 6,213 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.