Lesotho vs Zambia: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita

Lesotho
0.0001 ha per person
in 2024
Zambia
0.0002 ha per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
18th
Zambia rank
15th

Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zambia
00.0050.010.0150.020.025199020072024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0002 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0001 ha per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.7 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 15th of 185 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.002 ha per person 0.0079 ha per person 0.0059 ha per person Zambia
2000s 0.0005 ha per person 0.0005 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person Lesotho
2010s 0.001 ha per person 0.0003 ha per person 0.0007 ha per person Lesotho
2020s 0.0002 ha per person 0.0001 ha per person 0 ha per person Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per capita, Lesotho or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.0002 ha per person against 0.0001 ha per person in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per capita between Lesotho and Zambia?
0.0001 ha per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per capita?
Lesotho ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 15th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 6,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Open shrubland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.