Lesotho vs United Kingdom: Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre

Lesotho
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
0.0002 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
37th
United Kingdom rank
34th

Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre over time

  • Lesotho
  • United Kingdom
00.0010.0010.0020.0020.003196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0 kt per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 37th and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 136 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre 0 kt per square kilometre
1970s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre 0.0022 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 0 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre, Lesotho or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0002 kt per square kilometre against 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre between Lesotho and United Kingdom?
0 kt per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and United Kingdom rank globally for waste — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 37th and United Kingdom ranks 34th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
137 places, 7,811 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2) 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.