Other forest — Burned Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Other forest — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
93rd
of 219 countries
All-time high
7,724 ha
in 1998
All-time low
0 ha
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Other forest — Burned Area in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, other forest — burned area in Lesotho stood at 0 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, other forest — burned area in Lesotho peaked at 7,724 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2002.
That places Lesotho 93rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other forest — Burned Area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 839.47 ha | — |
| 1991 | 839.47 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 839.47 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 839.47 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 839.47 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 839.47 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 124.05 ha | -85.2% |
| 1997 | 1,434 ha | +1056.0% |
| 1998 | 7,724 ha | +438.6% |
| 1999 | 1,458 ha | -81.1% |
| 2000 | 130.02 ha | -91.1% |
| 2001 | 21.44 ha | -83.5% |
| 2002 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2003 | 0 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha | — |
| 2022 | 21.44 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2024 | 0 ha | — |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.75 ha. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other forest — Burned Area in Lesotho changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1056.0% | 124.05 ha | 1,434 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,578 ha | 124.05 ha | 7,724 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.15 ha | 0 ha | 130.02 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.29 ha | 0 ha | 21.44 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 90 Morocco 21.47 ha compare
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- 93 American Samoa 0 ha
- 93 Andorra 0 ha
- 93 Anguilla 0 ha
- 93 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
- 93 Armenia 0 ha compare
- 93 Aruba 0 ha
- 93 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
- 93 Bahrain 0 ha
- 93 Bangladesh 0 ha
- 93 Barbados 0 ha
- 93 Belgium 0 ha compare
- 93 Belize 0 ha
- 93 Benin 0 ha compare
- 93 Bermuda 0 ha
- 93 British Virgin Islands 0 ha compare
- 93 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha
- 93 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
- 93 Cayman Islands 0 ha
- 93 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 93 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
- 93 China, Taiwan Province of 0 ha compare
- 93 Comoros 0 ha compare
- 93 Cook Islands 0 ha
- 93 Cyprus 0 ha compare
- 93 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 93 Djibouti 0 ha compare
- 93 Dominica 0 ha
- 93 Egypt 0 ha compare
- 93 Eritrea 0 ha compare
- 93 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 93 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 93 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 93 Fiji 0 ha
- 93 Finland 0 ha compare
- 93 French Guiana 0 ha
- 93 French Polynesia 0 ha
- 93 Gabon 0 ha compare
- 93 Gambia 0 ha compare
- 93 Germany 0 ha compare
- 93 Ghana 0 ha compare
- 93 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
- 93 Greenland 0 ha
- 93 Grenada 0 ha
- 93 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 93 Guam 0 ha
- 93 Guinea-Bissau 0 ha
- 93 Haiti 0 ha compare
- 93 Iceland 0 ha
- 93 Iraq 0 ha compare
- 93 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 93 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
- 93 Israel 0 ha compare
- 93 Jamaica 0 ha compare
- 93 Jordan 0 ha
- 93 Kazakhstan 0 ha compare
- 93 Kiribati 0 ha
- 93 Kuwait 0 ha
- 93 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
- 93 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 93 Lebanon 0 ha compare
- 93 Liberia 0 ha compare
- 93 Libya 0 ha
- 93 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 93 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 93 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 93 Maldives 0 ha
- 93 Mali 0 ha compare
- 93 Malta 0 ha
- 93 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 93 Martinique 0 ha
- 93 Mauritania 0 ha compare
- 93 Mauritius 0 ha compare
- 93 Mayotte 0 ha
- 93 Montserrat 0 ha
- 93 Namibia 0 ha compare
- 93 Naoero 0 ha
- 93 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 93 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 93 New Caledonia 0 ha
- 93 Niger 0 ha compare
- 93 Niue 0 ha
- 93 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 93 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 93 Norway 0 ha compare
- 93 Oman 0 ha
- 93 Palau 0 ha
- 93 Palestine 0 ha
- 93 Panama 0 ha compare
- 93 Pitcairn 0 ha
- 93 Poland 0 ha compare
- 93 Puerto Rico 0 ha
- 93 Qatar 0 ha
- 93 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 93 Réunion 0 ha compare
- 93 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 93 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha
- 93 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 93 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 93 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 93 Samoa 0 ha
- 93 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
- 93 Saudi Arabia 0 ha
- 93 Senegal 0 ha compare
- 93 Seychelles 0 ha
- 93 Singapore 0 ha
- 93 Solomon Islands 0 ha
- 93 Somalia 0 ha compare
- 93 Sri Lanka 0 ha compare
- 93 Suriname 0 ha
- 93 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 93 Sweden 0 ha compare
- 93 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 93 Togo 0 ha compare
- 93 Tokelau 0 ha
- 93 Tonga 0 ha
- 93 Trinidad and Tobago 0 ha
- 93 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 93 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha
- 93 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 93 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 93 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 93 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
- 93 Vanuatu 0 ha
- 93 Western Sahara 0 ha
- 93 Yemen 0 ha
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other forest — burned area in Lesotho?
- Other forest — burned area in Lesotho was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other forest — burned area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 7,724 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest other forest — burned area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for other forest — burned area?
- Lesotho ranks 93rd out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Other forest — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.