Lesotho vs Madagascar: Methane emissions, per square kilometre
Lesotho
43.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Madagascar
42.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre
in 2024
Lesotho rank
144th
Madagascar rank
145th
Methane emissions, per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 43.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 42.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 144th and Madagascar ranks 145th of 195 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 25.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 7.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 39.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 27.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 12.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 44.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 30.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 50.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 33.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 16.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 55.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 35.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 20.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 53.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 39.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 13.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 43.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 42.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | 1.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per square kilometre, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Lesotho, at 43.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre against 42.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per square kilometre between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for methane emissions, per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 144th and Madagascar ranks 145th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane 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
Methane 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.