Lesotho vs Maldives: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled

Lesotho
2.57 million tonnes
in 2024
Maldives
2.31 million tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho rank
152nd
Maldives rank
154th

CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • Lesotho
  • Maldives
01.0M2.0M3.0M197119972024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 2.57 million tonnes against 2.31 million tonnes in Maldives, a difference of 265,560 tonnes.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Maldives's.

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

Lesotho ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 154th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Maldives Difference Ahead
1990s 1.67 million tonnes 253,549 tonnes 1.42 million tonnes Lesotho
2000s 2.00 million tonnes 652,192 tonnes 1.35 million tonnes Lesotho
2010s 2.29 million tonnes 1.34 million tonnes 950,441 tonnes Lesotho
2020s 2.54 million tonnes 2.08 million tonnes 459,276 tonnes Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled, Lesotho or Maldives?
Lesotho, at 2.57 million tonnes against 2.31 million tonnes in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled between Lesotho and Maldives?
265,560 tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Maldives?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Maldives rank globally for co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled?
Lesotho ranks 152nd and Maldives ranks 154th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
216 places, 22,718 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change with 80 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.