Ethiopia vs Lesotho: Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre
Ethiopia
0.0046 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0148 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
15th
Lesotho rank
13th
Open shrubland — Burned Area, per square kilometre over time
- Ethiopia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0148 ha per square kilometre against 0.0046 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0102 ha per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 3.2 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lesotho ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 185 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0315 ha per square kilometre | 0.1564 ha per square kilometre | 0.1249 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0065 ha per square kilometre | 0.0345 ha per square kilometre | 0.028 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0017 ha per square kilometre | 0.0679 ha per square kilometre | 0.0661 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0058 ha per square kilometre | 0.012 ha per square kilometre | 0.0063 ha per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.0148 ha per square kilometre against 0.0046 ha per square kilometre in Ethiopia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 0.0102 ha per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for open shrubland — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Ethiopia ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 13th of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Open 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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About this data
Open 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.