Lesotho vs Portugal: AFOLU — Emissions per capita

Lesotho
0.53 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Portugal
0.59 t CO2eq/cap
in 2023
Lesotho rank
121st
Portugal rank
119th

AFOLU — Emissions per capita over time

  • Lesotho
  • Portugal
0.40.60.811.2199020062023

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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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions per capita
Unit
t CO2eq/cap
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,042 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.