Egypt vs Lesotho: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Egypt
39,357 ha
in 2024
Lesotho
45,065 ha
in 2024
Egypt rank
73rd
Lesotho rank
71st
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 45,065 ha against 39,357 ha in Egypt, a difference of 5,708 ha.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Egypt ranks 73rd 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 | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,063 ha | 69,322 ha | 65,259 ha | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 139.49 ha | 72,147 ha | 72,008 ha | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 2,570 ha | 47,270 ha | 44,700 ha | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 30,227 ha | 32,644 ha | 2,417 ha | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 45,065 ha against 39,357 ha in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 5,708 ha, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Egypt ranks 73rd 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.