Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Lesotho
0.5358 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Zimbabwe
0.4722 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Lesotho rank
11th
Zimbabwe rank
14th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0636 kilograms per international-$.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Lesotho ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 164 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4808 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6448 kilograms per international-$ | 0.164 kilograms per international-$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.508 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5172 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0092 kilograms per international-$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.4644 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4657 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0013 kilograms per international-$ | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.5409 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4151 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1259 kilograms per international-$ | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
- Lesotho, at 0.5358 kilograms per international-$ against 0.4722 kilograms per international-$ in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0636 kilograms per international-$, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 14th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).