Lesotho vs Liberia: Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions
Lesotho
3.1%
in 2024
Liberia
3.0%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
85th
Liberia rank
88th
Annual percentage change in CO₂ emissions over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 3.1% against 3.0% in Liberia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 85th and Liberia ranks 88th of 215 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | -1.6% | 4.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 3.8% | 1.8% | Liberia |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 7.8% | 7.2% | Liberia |
| 2020s | 6.0% | -1.2% | 7.2% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual percentage change in co₂ emissions, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Lesotho, at 3.1% against 3.0% in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual percentage change in co₂ emissions between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 0.1%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for annual percentage change in co₂ emissions?
- Lesotho ranks 85th and Liberia ranks 88th 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.