Kuwait vs Lesotho: emissions of air pollutants

Kuwait
152,708 tonnes
in 2022
Lesotho
164,415 tonnes
in 2022
Kuwait rank
132nd
Lesotho rank
130th

emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Kuwait
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 164,415 tonnes against 152,708 tonnes in Kuwait, a difference of 11,707 tonnes.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.

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

Kuwait ranks 132nd and Lesotho ranks 130th of 220 countries.

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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

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.