Congo vs Lesotho: Co2 land use per capita

Congo
2.74
in 2024
Lesotho
2.87
in 2024
Congo rank
19th
Lesotho rank
17th

Co2 land use per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Lesotho
-250255075185019372024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.87 against 2.74 in Congo, a difference of 0.13.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 15 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Lesotho Difference Ahead
1850s 2.73 0.6868 2.04 Congo
1860s 19.75 0.8518 18.89 Congo
1870s 32.35 1.06 31.29 Congo
1880s 30.24 1.07 29.18 Congo
1890s 2.97 1.13 1.84 Congo
1900s -11.2 1.54 12.74 Lesotho
1910s -18.27 1.74 20.01 Lesotho
1920s 27.47 2.1 25.37 Congo
1930s 41.09 4.08 37.01 Congo
1940s 57.57 2.53 55.04 Congo
1950s 72.83 1.9 70.93 Congo
1960s 19.03 1.65 17.38 Congo
1970s 5.2 1.11 4.08 Congo
1980s 3.24 0.7996 2.44 Congo
1990s 5.48 0.6565 4.83 Congo
2000s 5.13 1.74 3.39 Congo
2010s 4.39 1.94 2.45 Congo
2020s 3 3.1 0.0982 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 land use per capita, Congo or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 2.87 against 2.74 in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in co2 land use per capita between Congo and Lesotho?
0.13, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Lesotho?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Congo and Lesotho rank globally for co2 land use per capita?
Congo ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Co2 land use per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed