Cape Verde vs Lesotho: emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre
Cape Verde
5.74 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Lesotho
5.42 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
74th
Lesotho rank
77th
emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre over time
- Cape Verde
- Lesotho
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 5.74 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.32 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 74th and Lesotho ranks 77th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.69 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7432 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 2.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.9 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7622 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 2.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.74 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.48 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 2.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.41 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.42 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 4.42 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.86 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.44 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.15 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.88 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7325 tonnes per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 5.66 tonnes per square kilometre | 5.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2692 tonnes per square kilometre | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre, Cape Verde or Lesotho?
- Cape Verde, at 5.74 tonnes per square kilometre against 5.42 tonnes per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2022.
- What is the difference in emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre between Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 0.32 tonnes per square kilometre, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Lesotho?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Cape Verde and Lesotho rank globally for emissions of air pollutants, per square kilometre?
- Cape Verde ranks 74th and Lesotho ranks 77th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as emissions of air pollutants, 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
emissions of air pollutants 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.