Lesotho vs Switzerland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Lesotho
0.0055 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0058 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho rank
148th
Switzerland rank
146th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Lesotho
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0058 kt per square kilometre against 0.0055 kt per square kilometre in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0003 kt per square kilometre.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 148th and Switzerland ranks 146th of 186 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0339 kt per square kilometre | 0.032 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 0.0438 kt per square kilometre | 0.042 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | 0.0398 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 0.0142 kt per square kilometre | 0.0107 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.0046 kt per square kilometre | 0.0057 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0054 kt per square kilometre | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0058 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 Switzerland?
- 0.0003 kt per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Switzerland?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Switzerland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Lesotho ranks 148th and Switzerland ranks 146th 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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About this data
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.