Eswatini vs Lesotho: Long run air pollution

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

Long run air pollution over time

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

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 12,414 against 10,764 in Eswatini, a difference of 1,650.

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.

Across the 28 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 22.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1750s 3.04 9.04 5.99 Lesotho
1760s 3.46 10.04 6.59 Lesotho
1770s 3.94 11.16 7.22 Lesotho
1780s 4.51 12.4 7.89 Lesotho
1790s 5.18 13.77 8.59 Lesotho
1800s 6.08 15.39 9.31 Lesotho
1810s 7.3 17.98 10.68 Lesotho
1820s 8.82 21.85 13.04 Lesotho
1830s 10.71 26.55 15.85 Lesotho
1840s 13.09 32.26 19.17 Lesotho
1850s 16.16 38.59 22.43 Lesotho
1860s 20.53 47.08 26.54 Lesotho
1870s 26.74 59.82 33.08 Lesotho
1880s 34.96 76.78 41.83 Lesotho
1890s 45.94 99.63 53.69 Lesotho
1900s 62.14 146.53 84.39 Lesotho
1910s 86.43 247.48 161.06 Lesotho
1920s 125.3 398.23 272.93 Lesotho
1930s 184.12 586.32 402.2 Lesotho
1940s 345.85 806.57 460.71 Lesotho
1950s 645.69 1,058 412.4 Lesotho
1960s 1,598 1,356 241.76 Eswatini
1970s 3,491 1,847 1,645 Eswatini
1980s 5,288 2,374 2,914 Eswatini
1990s 8,132 2,909 5,223 Eswatini
2000s 13,736 5,073 8,663 Eswatini
2010s 10,440 9,364 1,076 Eswatini
2020s 10,498 11,702 1,203 Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 12,414 against 10,764 in Eswatini as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Eswatini and Lesotho?
1,650, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for long run air pollution?
Eswatini ranks 176th and Lesotho ranks 173rd of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long run air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Long run air pollution
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed