Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity
Costa Rica
24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2025
Lesotho
20.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
209th
Lesotho rank
212th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 20.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Lesotho, a difference of 3.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 209th and Lesotho ranks 212th of 213 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.65 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 27.42 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 22.23 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 59.7 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 21.01 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 38.69 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 25.78 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 20.99 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | 4.79 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity, Costa Rica or Lesotho?
- Costa Rica, at 24.2 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour against 20.83 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 3.37 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity?
- Costa Rica ranks 209th 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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About this data
Greenhouse gases emitted per unit of generated electricity, measured in grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour.