Lesotho vs Uganda: emissions of air pollutants, per capita

Lesotho
0.0719 tonnes per person
in 2022
Uganda
0.0714 tonnes per person
in 2022
Lesotho rank
49th
Uganda rank
50th

emissions of air pollutants, per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0719 tonnes per person against 0.0714 tonnes per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0005 tonnes per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 50th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0886 tonnes per person 0.1021 tonnes per person 0.0135 tonnes per person Uganda
1970s 0.0739 tonnes per person 0.0963 tonnes per person 0.0224 tonnes per person Uganda
1980s 0.0712 tonnes per person 0.0982 tonnes per person 0.027 tonnes per person Uganda
1990s 0.0694 tonnes per person 0.0933 tonnes per person 0.0238 tonnes per person Uganda
2000s 0.0901 tonnes per person 0.0832 tonnes per person 0.0069 tonnes per person Lesotho
2010s 0.0854 tonnes per person 0.076 tonnes per person 0.0094 tonnes per person Lesotho
2020s 0.0724 tonnes per person 0.0725 tonnes per person 0.0001 tonnes per person Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per capita, Lesotho or Uganda?
Lesotho, at 0.0719 tonnes per person against 0.0714 tonnes per person in Uganda as of 2022.
What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per capita between Lesotho and Uganda?
0.0005 tonnes per person, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Uganda rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
Lesotho ranks 49th and Uganda ranks 50th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
emissions of air pollutants, per capita
Unit
tonnes per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 13,011 data points, 1960–2022
Last refreshed

emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.