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