Kenya vs Lesotho: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Kenya
0.006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0065 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
150th
Lesotho rank
148th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0065 kt per square kilometre against 0.006 kt per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 150th and Lesotho ranks 148th of 186 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.0034 kt per square kilometre | 0.0042 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0055 kt per square kilometre | 0.0009 kt per square kilometre | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, Kenya or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.0065 kt per square kilometre against 0.006 kt per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between Kenya and Lesotho?
- 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 150th and Lesotho ranks 148th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — 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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About this data
Waste — 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.