Lesotho vs Nigeria: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square

Lesotho
0.0104 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Nigeria
0.0123 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
9th
Nigeria rank
6th

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square over time

  • Lesotho
  • Nigeria
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 0.0123 kt per square kilometre against 0.0104 kt per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0019 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0101 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre 0.0096 kt per square kilometre Lesotho
1970s 0.0102 kt per square kilometre 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0089 kt per square kilometre Lesotho
1980s 0.0098 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre Lesotho
1990s 0.0082 kt per square kilometre 0.004 kt per square kilometre 0.0042 kt per square kilometre Lesotho
2000s 0.0075 kt per square kilometre 0.0074 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 0.0102 kt per square kilometre 0.01 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.0104 kt per square kilometre 0.0119 kt per square kilometre 0.0015 kt per square kilometre Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square, Lesotho or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 0.0123 kt per square kilometre against 0.0104 kt per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square between Lesotho and Nigeria?
0.0019 kt per square kilometre, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nigeria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Nigeria rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
Lesotho ranks 9th and Nigeria ranks 6th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 9,116 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.