Gambia vs Lesotho: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Gambia
79.33 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Lesotho
84.71 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Gambia rank
140th
Lesotho rank
137th
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 84.71 tonnes per square kilometre against 79.33 tonnes per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 5.38 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 140th and Lesotho ranks 137th of 204 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 55.12 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.5 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 32.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 65.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 33.78 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 53.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 75.44 tonnes per square kilometre | 22.18 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 75.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 83.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.38 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 84.71 tonnes per square kilometre against 79.33 tonnes per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 5.38 tonnes per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 140th and Lesotho ranks 137th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, 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
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level 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.