Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Botswana or Malawi?

Malawi, at 0.0061 kt against 0.0029 kt in Botswana as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Malawi: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)

Botswana

0.0029 kt

in 2024

Malawi

0.0061 kt

in 2024

Botswana rank

80th

Malawi rank

78th

Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) over time

Botswana
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0061 kt against 0.0029 kt in Botswana, a difference of 0.0032 kt.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.1 times Botswana's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 80th and Malawi ranks 78th of 221 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0025 kt	0.006 kt	0.0035 kt	Malawi
2000s	0.0025 kt	0.0061 kt	0.0036 kt	Malawi
2010s	0.0027 kt	0.0062 kt	0.0036 kt	Malawi
2020s	0.0029 kt	0.0061 kt	0.0032 kt	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher grassland organic soils — emissions, Botswana or Malawi?: Malawi, at 0.0061 kt against 0.0029 kt in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in grassland organic soils — emissions between Botswana and Malawi?: 0.0032 kt, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for grassland organic soils — emissions?: Botswana ranks 80th and Malawi ranks 78th of 221 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.