China vs Lesotho: Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter)
China
4.71 t per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
4.92 t per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
22nd
Lesotho rank
20th
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) over time
- China
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 4.92 t per square kilometre against 4.71 t per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.21 t per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
China ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 20th of 150 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.65 t per square kilometre | 4.69 t per square kilometre | 3.04 t per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.93 t per square kilometre | 3.64 t per square kilometre | 1.71 t per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2.06 t per square kilometre | 4.14 t per square kilometre | 2.08 t per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.44 t per square kilometre | 4.03 t per square kilometre | 1.59 t per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.84 t per square kilometre | 4.48 t per square kilometre | 1.64 t per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 4.15 t per square kilometre | 3.58 t per square kilometre | 0.5712 t per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 4.58 t per square kilometre | 3.07 t per square kilometre | 1.51 t per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), China or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 4.92 t per square kilometre against 4.71 t per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) between China and Lesotho?
- 0.21 t per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Lesotho rank globally for maize (corn) — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- China ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 20th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.