Savanna fires — Burned Area in Lesotho
Lesotho: Savanna fires — Burned Area was 45,065 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 45,065 ha for savanna fires — burned area in 2024.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area in Lesotho peaked at 133,893 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8,276 ha, in 2018.
Lesotho ranks 71st 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 fires — Burned Area in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 58,699 ha | — |
| 1991 | 58,699 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58,699 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 58,699 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 58,699 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 58,699 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 80,950 ha | +37.9% |
| 1997 | 74,529 ha | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 107,482 ha | +44.2% |
| 1999 | 78,071 ha | -27.4% |
| 2000 | 88,605 ha | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 92,272 ha | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 47,082 ha | -49.0% |
| 2003 | 133,893 ha | +184.4% |
| 2004 | 38,654 ha | -71.1% |
| 2005 | 64,038 ha | +65.7% |
| 2006 | 47,061 ha | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 127,455 ha | +170.8% |
| 2008 | 23,604 ha | -81.5% |
| 2009 | 58,809 ha | +149.2% |
| 2010 | 47,079 ha | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 106,834 ha | +126.9% |
| 2012 | 57,635 ha | -46.1% |
| 2013 | 43,973 ha | -23.7% |
| 2014 | 37,583 ha | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 45,542 ha | +21.2% |
| 2016 | 72,593 ha | +59.4% |
| 2017 | 22,468 ha | -69.0% |
| 2018 | 8,276 ha | -63.2% |
| 2019 | 30,722 ha | +271.2% |
| 2020 | 8,962 ha | -70.8% |
| 2021 | 44,681 ha | +398.6% |
| 2022 | 26,949 ha | -39.7% |
| 2023 | 37,563 ha | +39.4% |
| 2024 | 45,065 ha | +20.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 45,065 ha is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 118,811 ha, 38% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 45,065 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 874,766 ha, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +398.6% | 8,962 ha | 44,681 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69,322 ha | 58,699 ha | 107,482 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 72,147 ha | 23,604 ha | 133,893 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 47,270 ha | 8,276 ha | 106,834 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,644 ha | 8,962 ha | 45,065 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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 fires — burned area in Lesotho?
- Savanna fires — burned area in Lesotho was 45,065 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 133,893 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,276 ha in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for savanna fires — burned area?
- Lesotho ranks 71st out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.