Japan vs Lesotho: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita
Japan
0.1652
in 2024
Lesotho
0.1587
in 2024
Japan rank
62nd
Lesotho rank
64th
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Lesotho
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1652 against 0.1587 in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0065.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 64th of 191 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.253 | 0.0384 | 0.2146 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2386 | 0.0945 | 0.1442 | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.221 | 0.105 | 0.1161 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1782 | 0.1497 | 0.0285 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Lesotho?
- Japan, at 0.1652 against 0.1587 in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Lesotho?
- 0.0065, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Lesotho rank globally for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 62nd and Lesotho ranks 64th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.