Haiti vs Lesotho: Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita

Haiti
418.97 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Lesotho
654.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
in 2024
Haiti rank
3rd
Lesotho rank
1st

Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Haiti
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 654.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 418.97 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Haiti, a difference of 235.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Haiti's.

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

Haiti ranks 3rd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 204 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 219.13 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 1,694 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 1,475 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Lesotho
2000s 206.53 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 898.99 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 692.45 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Lesotho
2010s 229.94 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 663.23 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 433.29 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Lesotho
2020s 303.5 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 619.78 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour 316.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita, Haiti or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 654.25 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour against 418.97 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour in Haiti as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita between Haiti and Lesotho?
235.28 grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Lesotho?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Haiti and Lesotho rank globally for carbon intensity vs. gdp per capita?
Haiti ranks 3rd and Lesotho ranks 1st of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon 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

Indicator
Carbon intensity vs. GDP per capita
Unit
grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 9,804 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed

Fossil carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per unit of total energy supply, measured in grams of CO₂ per kilowatt-hour.