Chile vs Lesotho: Open shrubland — Burned Area
Chile
279.08 ha
in 2024
Lesotho
300.17 ha
in 2024
Chile rank
34th
Lesotho rank
32nd
Open shrubland — Burned Area over time
- Chile
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 300.17 ha against 279.08 ha in Chile, a difference of 21.09 ha.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Chile ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,704 ha | 3,943 ha | 2,239 ha | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1,455 ha | 1,047 ha | 407.3 ha | Chile |
| 2010s | 1,827 ha | 2,061 ha | 233.62 ha | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 776.84 ha | 351.64 ha | 425.19 ha | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, Chile or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 300.17 ha against 279.08 ha in Chile as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area between Chile and Lesotho?
- 21.09 ha, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Lesotho rank globally for open shrubland — burned area?
- Chile ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.