Lesotho vs South Africa: Closed shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … square
Lesotho
0.2829 t per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
0.3488 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
7th
South Africa rank
6th
Closed shrubland: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned) … square over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.3488 t per square kilometre against 0.2829 t per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0659 t per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 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 South Africa ranks 6th of 186 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.17 t per square kilometre | 3.3 t per square kilometre | 5.87 t per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1.55 t per square kilometre | 1.87 t per square kilometre | 0.3184 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0509 t per square kilometre | 1.54 t per square kilometre | 1.49 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.1414 t per square kilometre | 0.5938 t per square kilometre | 0.4524 t per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry), Lesotho or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.3488 t per square kilometre against 0.2829 t per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry) between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.0659 t per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for closed shrubland — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry)?
- Lesotho ranks 7th and South Africa ranks 6th 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.