Brazil vs Lesotho: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre
Brazil
2,120 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
2,298 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
143rd
Lesotho rank
141st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre over time
- Brazil
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2,298 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,120 tonnes per square kilometre in Brazil, a difference of 178 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 143rd and Lesotho ranks 141st of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 701.91 tonnes per square kilometre | 292.67 tonnes per square kilometre | 409.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1,093 tonnes per square kilometre | 903.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 190.28 tonnes per square kilometre | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1,623 tonnes per square kilometre | 1,638 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.21 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 2,033 tonnes per square kilometre | 2,169 tonnes per square kilometre | 136.02 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre, Brazil or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 2,298 tonnes per square kilometre against 2,120 tonnes per square kilometre in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre between Brazil and Lesotho?
- 178 tonnes per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lesotho?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Lesotho rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, per square kilometre?
- Brazil ranks 143rd and Lesotho ranks 141st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region, 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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region 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.