Gabon vs Lesotho: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Gabon
0.2%
in 2024
Lesotho
0.1%
in 2024
Gabon rank
60th
Lesotho rank
62nd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Gabon
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 60th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 16 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1860s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1870s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1880s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1900s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1910s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Gabon or Lesotho?
- Gabon, 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 Gabon and Lesotho?
- 0.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Lesotho rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Gabon ranks 60th 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.