Lesotho vs Vanuatu: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires

Lesotho

86,620 tonnes

in 2026

Vanuatu

92,938 tonnes

in 2026

Lesotho rank

133rd

Vanuatu rank

130th

Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires over time

Vanuatu currently reports 92,938 tonnes against 86,620 tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 6,318 tonnes.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Lesotho ranks 133rd and Vanuatu ranks 130th of 248 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 248 places, 5,952 data points, 2003–2026
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Carbon dioxide released by wildfires in tonnes. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 07 August 2026.