Lesotho vs North Macedonia: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Lesotho
45,065 ha
in 2024
North Macedonia
61,694 ha
in 2024
Lesotho rank
71st
North Macedonia rank
68th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Lesotho
- North Macedonia
How they compare
North Macedonia currently reports 61,694 ha against 45,065 ha in Lesotho, a difference of 16,629 ha.
That makes North Macedonia's figure about 1.4 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 71st and North Macedonia ranks 68th of 221 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71,978 ha | 4,631 ha | 67,347 ha | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 72,147 ha | 6,646 ha | 65,502 ha | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 47,270 ha | 8,367 ha | 38,904 ha | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 32,644 ha | 16,053 ha | 16,591 ha | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Lesotho or North Macedonia?
- North Macedonia, at 61,694 ha against 45,065 ha in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Lesotho and North Macedonia?
- 16,629 ha, with North Macedonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and North Macedonia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and North Macedonia rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and North Macedonia ranks 68th 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.