Lesotho vs Malawi: Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4)
Lesotho
0.0099 kt
in 2024
Malawi
0.0169 kt
in 2024
Lesotho rank
32nd
Malawi rank
31st
Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4) over time
- Lesotho
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.0169 kt against 0.0099 kt in Lesotho, a difference of 0.007 kt.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.7 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 31st of 218 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1297 kt | 0.0285 kt | 0.1011 kt | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0344 kt | 0.0112 kt | 0.0232 kt | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0678 kt | 0.0072 kt | 0.0606 kt | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0116 kt | 0.0119 kt | 0.0004 kt | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher open shrubland — emissions, Lesotho or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.0169 kt against 0.0099 kt in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in open shrubland — emissions between Lesotho and Malawi?
- 0.007 kt, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malawi?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Malawi rank globally for open shrubland — emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 31st of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Open shrubland — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.