Brazil vs Lesotho: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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 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.