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

61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.

Where does this data come from?

FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Congo: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues

Botswana

0.1176

in 2050

Congo

0.1255

in 2050

Botswana rank

136th

Congo rank

134th

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues over time

Botswana
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 0.1255 against 0.1176 in Botswana, a difference of 0.0079.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 20 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Congo ahead.

Botswana ranks 136th and Congo ranks 134th of 185 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 6 and Congo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0436	0.0411	0.0026	Botswana
1970s	0.1179	0.0766	0.0413	Botswana
1980s	0.0707	0.0788	0.0081	Congo
1990s	0.1186	0.0544	0.0642	Botswana
2000s	0.1336	0.0576	0.076	Botswana
2010s	0.1633	0.0721	0.0912	Botswana
2030s	0.0956	0.0922	0.0034	Botswana
2050s	0.1176	0.1255	0.0079	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - burning - crop residues, Botswana or Congo?: Congo, at 0.1255 against 0.1176 in Botswana as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - burning - crop residues between Botswana and Congo?: 0.0079, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Congo?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Botswana and Congo rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - burning - crop residues?: Botswana ranks 136th and Congo ranks 134th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT, published as Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues
Source: FAO, FAOSTAT Climate Change, Emissions Totals, http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/GT
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 10,039 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions generated from agriculture and forest land. They consist of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from crop and livestock activities, forest management and include land use and land use change processes. Data are computed at Tier 1 of the IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Estimates are available by country, with global coverage for the period 1961–2019 with projections for 2030 and 2050 for some categories of emissions or 1990–2019 for others. The database is updated annually. The FAOSTAT domain Emissions Totals disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O and CO2 emissions/removals and their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 106 kg). The latter are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014).