Cuba vs Lesotho: emissions of air pollutants

Cuba

168,694 tonnes

in 2022

Lesotho

164,415 tonnes

in 2022

Cuba rank

127th

Lesotho rank

130th

emissions of air pollutants over time

Cuba
Lesotho

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 168,694 tonnes against 164,415 tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 4,279 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 127th and Lesotho ranks 130th of 220 countries.

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emissions of air pollutants in Cuba
emissions of air pollutants in Lesotho
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a pollutant produced from the incomplete combustion of carbon-based fuels such as oil, gas, wood, and coal. CO is a harmful gas that contributes to both outdoor and indoor air pollution.