Lesotho vs Malawi: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita

Lesotho
0.0193 ha per person
in 2024
Malawi
0.0143 ha per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
48th
Malawi rank
51st

Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
00.020.040.06199020072024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0193 ha per person against 0.0143 ha per person in Malawi, a difference of 0.005 ha per person.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Lesotho ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 51st of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Malawi Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0358 ha per person 0.0369 ha per person 0.001 ha per person Malawi
2000s 0.0365 ha per person 0.0304 ha per person 0.0061 ha per person Lesotho
2010s 0.0228 ha per person 0.0232 ha per person 0.0004 ha per person Malawi
2020s 0.0142 ha per person 0.0161 ha per person 0.0019 ha per person Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, per capita, Lesotho or Malawi?
Lesotho, at 0.0193 ha per person against 0.0143 ha per person in Malawi as of 2024.
What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, per capita between Lesotho and Malawi?
0.005 ha per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
Lesotho ranks 48th and Malawi ranks 51st of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita
Unit
ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 6,504 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

Savanna fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.