Eritrea vs Lesotho: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Eritrea
0.2%
in 2024
Lesotho
0.1%
in 2024
Eritrea rank
59th
Lesotho rank
62nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 8 and Lesotho in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Eritrea, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Eritrea ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from land-use change in the same year.