Lesotho vs Rwanda: Savanna fires — Burned Area
Lesotho
45,065 ha
in 2024
Rwanda
50,070 ha
in 2024
Lesotho rank
71st
Rwanda rank
69th
Savanna fires — Burned Area over time
- Lesotho
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 50,070 ha against 45,065 ha in Lesotho, a difference of 5,005 ha.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 71st and Rwanda ranks 69th of 221 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69,322 ha | 23,738 ha | 45,584 ha | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 72,147 ha | 20,516 ha | 51,631 ha | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 47,270 ha | 35,592 ha | 11,679 ha | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 32,644 ha | 39,813 ha | 7,169 ha | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, Lesotho or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 50,070 ha against 45,065 ha in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area between Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 5,005 ha, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Rwanda rank globally for savanna fires — burned area?
- Lesotho ranks 71st and Rwanda ranks 69th 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.