Eswatini vs Lesotho: Emissions of air pollutants

Eswatini
10,764 tonnes
in 2022
Lesotho
12,414 tonnes
in 2022
Eswatini rank
176th
Lesotho rank
173rd

Emissions of air pollutants over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
05.0k10.0k15.0k175018862022

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 12,414 tonnes against 10,764 tonnes in Eswatini, a difference of 1,651 tonnes.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eswatini ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 173rd of 220 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Emissions of air pollutants
Unit
tonnes
Source
Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed

Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are gases that are mainly formed during the burning of fossil fuels. Exposure to NOₓ gases can have negative impacts on respiratory health. NOₓ gases can also lead to the formation of ozone – another air pollutant.