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

Lesotho
0.0055 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Peru
0.006 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
148th
Peru rank
145th

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

  • Lesotho
  • Peru
0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.006196119922023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 0.006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0055 kt per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0005 kt per square kilometre.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 148th and Peru ranks 145th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Peru Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0002 kt per square kilometre Lesotho
1970s 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre 0.0007 kt per square kilometre Peru
1980s 0.0021 kt per square kilometre 0.0034 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Peru
1990s 0.0026 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0017 kt per square kilometre Peru
2000s 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0.0049 kt per square kilometre 0.0014 kt per square kilometre Peru
2010s 0.0046 kt per square kilometre 0.0051 kt per square kilometre 0.0005 kt per square kilometre Peru
2020s 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0058 kt per square kilometre 0.0004 kt per square kilometre Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Lesotho or Peru?
Peru, at 0.006 kt per square kilometre against 0.0055 kt per square kilometre in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Lesotho and Peru?
0.0005 kt per square kilometre, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Peru?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Peru rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
Lesotho ranks 148th and Peru ranks 145th 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.