Botswana vs Lesotho: Closed shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … square
Botswana
0.1522 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.2829 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
10th
Lesotho rank
7th
Closed shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … square over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.2829 t per square kilometre against 0.1522 t per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 0.1307 t 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 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | 9.17 t per square kilometre | 7.98 t per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.8003 t per square kilometre | 1.55 t per square kilometre | 0.748 t per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2.61 t per square kilometre | 0.0509 t per square kilometre | 2.56 t per square kilometre | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.5208 t per square kilometre | 0.1414 t per square kilometre | 0.3793 t per square kilometre | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry), Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.2829 t per square kilometre against 0.1522 t per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 0.1307 t 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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry)?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 7th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Closed shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.