Savanna — Burned Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Savanna — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
119th
of 221 countries
All-time high
33,696 ha
in 1998
All-time low
0 ha
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Savanna — Burned Area in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0 ha for savanna — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, savanna — burned area in Lesotho peaked at 33,696 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2002.
Lesotho ranks 119th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna — Burned Area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,555 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,555 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,555 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,555 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,555 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,555 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 25,620 ha | +462.4% |
| 1997 | 22,936 ha | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 33,696 ha | +46.9% |
| 1999 | 22,076 ha | -34.5% |
| 2000 | 27,735 ha | +25.6% |
| 2001 | 42.88 ha | -99.8% |
| 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 | 0 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 ha | — |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7,382 ha. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 138,459 ha. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +462.4% | 4,555 ha | 25,620 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,166 ha | 4,555 ha | 33,696 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,778 ha | 0 ha | 27,735 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
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- 119 Andorra 0 ha
- 119 Anguilla 0 ha
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- 119 Aruba 0 ha
- 119 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
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- 119 Bahrain 0 ha
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- 119 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 ha compare
- 119 Bermuda 0 ha
- 119 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 119 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
- 119 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
- 119 Cayman Islands 0 ha
- 119 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 119 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
- 119 Cook Islands 0 ha
- 119 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 119 Djibouti 0 ha
- 119 Dominica 0 ha
- 119 Eritrea 0 ha compare
- 119 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 119 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 119 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 119 Fiji 0 ha compare
- 119 Finland 0 ha compare
- 119 French Guiana 0 ha compare
- 119 French Polynesia 0 ha
- 119 Gibraltar 0 ha
- 119 Greenland 0 ha
- 119 Grenada 0 ha
- 119 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 119 Guam 0 ha
- 119 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 119 Isle of Man 0 ha
- 119 Israel 0 ha compare
- 119 Jordan 0 ha
- 119 Kiribati 0 ha
- 119 Kuwait 0 ha
- 119 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
- 119 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 119 Libya 0 ha
- 119 Liechtenstein 0 ha compare
- 119 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 119 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 119 Maldives 0 ha
- 119 Malta 0 ha
- 119 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 119 Martinique 0 ha
- 119 Mauritius 0 ha compare
- 119 Mayotte 0 ha
- 119 Monaco 0 ha
- 119 Montserrat 0 ha
- 119 Naoero 0 ha
- 119 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 119 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 119 Niger 0 ha compare
- 119 Niue 0 ha
- 119 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 119 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 119 Norway 0 ha compare
- 119 Oman 0 ha
- 119 Palau 0 ha
- 119 Palestine 0 ha
- 119 Pitcairn 0 ha
- 119 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
- 119 Qatar 0 ha
- 119 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 119 Réunion 0 ha compare
- 119 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha compare
- 119 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 119 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 119 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 119 Samoa 0 ha compare
- 119 San Marino 0 ha
- 119 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
- 119 Saudi Arabia 0 ha compare
- 119 Serbia and Montenegro 0 ha compare
- 119 Seychelles 0 ha
- 119 Singapore 0 ha
- 119 Slovakia 0 ha compare
- 119 Slovenia 0 ha compare
- 119 Solomon Islands 0 ha
- 119 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 119 Sweden 0 ha compare
- 119 Switzerland 0 ha compare
- 119 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 119 Tokelau 0 ha
- 119 Tonga 0 ha
- 119 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 119 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 119 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 119 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 119 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 119 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 119 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
- 119 Vanuatu 0 ha compare
- 119 Western Sahara 0 ha
- 119 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 savanna — burned area in Lesotho?
- Savanna — burned area in Lesotho was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — burned area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 33,696 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest savanna — burned area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2002.
- How does Lesotho rank for savanna — burned area?
- Lesotho ranks 119th out of 221 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 Savanna — 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.