Belize vs Lesotho: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Belize
39,109 ha
in 2024
Lesotho
45,065 ha
in 2024
Belize rank
74th
Lesotho rank
71st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Belize
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 45,065 ha against 39,109 ha in Belize, a difference of 5,956 ha.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Belize ranks 74th 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 | Belize | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,258 ha | 69,322 ha | 55,064 ha | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 17,345 ha | 72,147 ha | 54,803 ha | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 23,213 ha | 47,270 ha | 24,057 ha | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 27,069 ha | 32,644 ha | 5,575 ha | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Belize or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 45,065 ha against 39,109 ha in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Belize and Lesotho?
- 5,956 ha, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Lesotho rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Belize ranks 74th 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.