Lesotho vs Portugal: AFOLU — Emissions per capita
AFOLU — Emissions per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.59 t CO2eq/cap against 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in Lesotho, a difference of 0.06 t CO2eq/cap.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 119th of 209 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.787 t CO2eq/cap | 0.727 t CO2eq/cap | 0.06 t CO2eq/cap | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.806 t CO2eq/cap | 0.659 t CO2eq/cap | 0.147 t CO2eq/cap | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.683 t CO2eq/cap | 0.845 t CO2eq/cap | 0.162 t CO2eq/cap | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.53 t CO2eq/cap | 0.755 t CO2eq/cap | 0.225 t CO2eq/cap | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions per capita, Lesotho or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.59 t CO2eq/cap against 0.53 t CO2eq/cap in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions per capita between Lesotho and Portugal?
- 0.06 t CO2eq/cap, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Portugal rank globally for afolu — emissions per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 121st and Portugal ranks 119th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.