Lesotho vs Nepal: Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Lesotho
0.1%
in 2024
Nepal
0.1%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
62nd
Nepal rank
61st
Share of global CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Lesotho
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Lesotho ranks 62nd and Nepal ranks 61st of 197 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Nepal |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change, Lesotho or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change between Lesotho and Nepal?
- 0.0%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Nepal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Nepal rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Lesotho ranks 62nd and Nepal ranks 61st 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.