How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?

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.

Lesotho vs Niger: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues

Lesotho

0.3704

in 2050

Niger

0.3035

in 2050

Lesotho rank

112th

Niger rank

115th

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

Lesotho
Niger

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.3704 against 0.3035 in Niger, a difference of 0.0669.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 112th and Niger ranks 115th of 185 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Niger	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.4647	0.0296	0.4352	Lesotho
1970s	0.3711	0.0537	0.3174	Lesotho
1980s	0.3703	0.0717	0.2986	Lesotho
1990s	0.3549	0.0557	0.2993	Lesotho
2000s	0.4053	0.0605	0.3448	Lesotho
2010s	0.3119	0.1064	0.2055	Lesotho
2030s	0.3925	0.2227	0.1698	Lesotho
2050s	0.3704	0.3035	0.0669	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emission totals - emissions (ch4) - burning - crop residues, Lesotho or Niger?: Lesotho, at 0.3704 against 0.3035 in Niger as of 2050.
What is the difference in emission totals - emissions (ch4) - burning - crop residues between Lesotho and Niger?: 0.0669, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Niger?: 61 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do Lesotho and Niger rank globally for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - burning - crop residues?: Lesotho ranks 112th and Niger ranks 115th 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).