Eritrea vs Lesotho: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

Eritrea
0.0054 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
0.0055 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea rank
149th
Lesotho rank
148th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • Eritrea
  • Lesotho
0.0020.0030.0040.0050.006196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0055 kt per square kilometre against 0.0054 kt per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 148th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eritrea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0008 kt per square kilometre Eritrea
2000s 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre Eritrea
2010s 0.0045 kt per square kilometre 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 0.0052 kt per square kilometre 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Eritrea or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.0055 kt per square kilometre against 0.0054 kt per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Eritrea and Lesotho?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Eritrea ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 148th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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.