Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Lesotho
Lesotho: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0193 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Lesotho, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 0.0193 ha per person for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.6% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Lesotho peaked at 0.0675 ha per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0038 ha per person, in 2018.
That places Lesotho 48th out of 188 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0324 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0319 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0313 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0309 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0304 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0301 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.041 ha per person | +36.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0375 ha per person | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0538 ha per person | +43.5% |
| 1999 | 0.039 ha per person | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0442 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0461 ha per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0236 ha per person | -48.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0675 ha per person | +185.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0196 ha per person | -70.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0328 ha per person | +67.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0242 ha per person | -26.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0653 ha per person | +169.7% |
| 2008 | 0.012 ha per person | -81.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0297 ha per person | +147.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0236 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2011 | 0.053 ha per person | +124.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0283 ha per person | -46.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0214 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0181 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0216 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0341 ha per person | +57.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 ha per person | -69.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0038 ha per person | -63.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0139 ha per person | +266.9% |
| 2020 | 0.004 ha per person | -71.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0198 ha per person | +392.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0118 ha per person | -40.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 ha per person | +37.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0193 ha per person | +18.6% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.0193 ha per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0057 ha per person, 3.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.0193 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +392.9% | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0198 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0358 ha per person | 0.0301 ha per person | 0.0538 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0365 ha per person | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0675 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 ha per person | 0.0038 ha per person | 0.053 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.0198 ha per person | 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, per capita in Lesotho?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Lesotho was 0.0193 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0675 ha per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0038 ha per person in 2018.
- How does Lesotho rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.