Lesotho vs Timor-Leste: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita
Lesotho
2.87 tonnes per person
in 2024
Timor-Leste
2.68 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
17th
Timor-Leste rank
20th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 2.87 tonnes per person against 2.68 tonnes per person in Timor-Leste, a difference of 0.19 tonnes per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Timor-Leste's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Timor-Leste ahead.
Lesotho ranks 17th and Timor-Leste ranks 20th of 194 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6868 tonnes per person | 6.21 tonnes per person | 5.53 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1860s | 0.8518 tonnes per person | 4.35 tonnes per person | 3.5 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1870s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 2.88 tonnes per person | 1.83 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1880s | 1.07 tonnes per person | 2.58 tonnes per person | 1.52 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1890s | 1.13 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | 1.84 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1900s | 1.54 tonnes per person | 2.39 tonnes per person | 0.8464 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1910s | 1.74 tonnes per person | 2.31 tonnes per person | 0.5748 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1920s | 2.1 tonnes per person | 2.69 tonnes per person | 0.5915 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1930s | 4.08 tonnes per person | 4.24 tonnes per person | 0.161 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1940s | 2.53 tonnes per person | 4.66 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1950s | 1.9 tonnes per person | 2.9 tonnes per person | 1 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1960s | 1.65 tonnes per person | 0.503 tonnes per person | 1.15 tonnes per person | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 1.11 tonnes per person | 8.3 tonnes per person | 7.19 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1980s | 0.7996 tonnes per person | 8.63 tonnes per person | 7.83 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 1990s | 0.6565 tonnes per person | 7.2 tonnes per person | 6.54 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 2000s | 1.74 tonnes per person | 3.05 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 2010s | 1.94 tonnes per person | 3.04 tonnes per person | 1.1 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 3.1 tonnes per person | 3.15 tonnes per person | 0.0576 tonnes per person | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita, Lesotho or Timor-Leste?
- Lesotho, at 2.87 tonnes per person against 2.68 tonnes per person in Timor-Leste as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita between Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
- 0.19 tonnes per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Timor-Leste?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Timor-Leste rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 17th and Timor-Leste ranks 20th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. 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 in tonnes per person.