Bhutan vs Lesotho: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity

Bhutan
23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Lesotho
20.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2022
Bhutan rank
210th
Lesotho rank
212th

Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time

  • Bhutan
  • Lesotho
010203040200020122024

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 20.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Lesotho, a difference of 2.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.

Bhutan ranks 210th and Lesotho ranks 212th of 213 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Lesotho Difference Ahead
2000s 23.8 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 27.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 3.62 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Lesotho
2010s 23.77 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 21.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2.75 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Bhutan
2020s 23.97 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 20.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Bhutan or Lesotho?
Bhutan, at 23.64 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 20.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Bhutan and Lesotho?
2.81 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Lesotho?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Lesotho rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
Bhutan ranks 210th and Lesotho ranks 212th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Unit
grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
Source
Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
213 places, 5,691 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.