Bangladesh vs Lesotho: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Bangladesh
47,874 ha
in 2024
Lesotho
45,065 ha
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
70th
Lesotho rank
71st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Bangladesh
- Lesotho
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 47,874 ha against 45,065 ha in Lesotho, a difference of 2,809 ha.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 70th and Lesotho ranks 71st of 221 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,526 ha | 69,322 ha | 51,796 ha | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 37,532 ha | 72,147 ha | 34,615 ha | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 24,747 ha | 47,270 ha | 22,524 ha | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 32,618 ha | 32,644 ha | 26.31 ha | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Bangladesh or Lesotho?
- Bangladesh, at 47,874 ha against 45,065 ha in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Bangladesh and Lesotho?
- 2,809 ha, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bangladesh and Lesotho rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Bangladesh ranks 70th and Lesotho ranks 71st of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Savanna fires — 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.