Lesotho vs Niger: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change

Lesotho

9.29 million tonnes

in 2024

Niger

9.52 million tonnes

in 2024

Lesotho rank

131st

Niger rank

128th

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

Niger currently reports 9.52 million tonnes against 9.29 million tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 232,410 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Niger ahead.

Lesotho ranks 131st and Niger ranks 128th of 194 countries.

Indicator: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.