Lesotho vs Somalia: Open shrubland — Burning crop residues
Lesotho
4,292 t
in 2024
Somalia
13,447 t
in 2024
Lesotho rank
32nd
Somalia rank
30th
Open shrubland — Burning crop residues over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 13,447 t against 4,292 t in Lesotho, a difference of 9,155 t.
That makes Somalia's figure about 3.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 30th of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,382 t | 28,830 t | 27,552 t | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 14,976 t | 7,005 t | 7,971 t | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 29,467 t | 18,490 t | 10,977 t | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 5,028 t | 11,491 t | 6,463 t | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — burning crop residues, Lesotho or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 13,447 t against 4,292 t in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — burning crop residues between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 9,155 t, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for open shrubland — burning crop residues?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd and Somalia ranks 30th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.