Egypt vs Lesotho: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Egypt
3.3%
in 2024
Lesotho
3.1%
in 2024
Egypt rank
83rd
Lesotho rank
85th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
Egypt ranks 83rd and Lesotho ranks 85th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.6% | 2.4% | 4.2% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 2.0% | 3.2% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 6.0% | 3.9% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Egypt, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Egypt ranks 83rd and Lesotho ranks 85th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual percentage growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change.