Denmark vs Lesotho: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal

Denmark

1.80 million tonnes

in 2024

Lesotho

1.64 million tonnes

in 2024

Denmark rank

81st

Lesotho rank

84th

Annual CO₂ emissions from coal over time

Denmark currently reports 1.80 million tonnes against 1.64 million tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 161,940 tonnes.

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

Across all 35 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 81st and Lesotho ranks 84th of 179 countries.

Indicator: Annual CO₂ emissions from coal
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 18,115 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes.