Belize vs Lesotho: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Belize
6.38 million tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho
6.72 million tonnes
in 2024
Belize rank
65th
Lesotho rank
62nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Belize
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 6.72 million tonnes against 6.38 million tonnes in Belize, a difference of 341,560 tonnes.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 65th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 16 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 317,445 tonnes | 126,514 tonnes | 190,931 tonnes | Belize |
| 1860s | 596,950 tonnes | 167,514 tonnes | 429,436 tonnes | Belize |
| 1870s | 681,438 tonnes | 222,478 tonnes | 458,960 tonnes | Belize |
| 1880s | 778,988 tonnes | 239,157 tonnes | 539,832 tonnes | Belize |
| 1890s | 1.02 million tonnes | 271,356 tonnes | 752,395 tonnes | Belize |
| 1900s | 996,744 tonnes | 406,030 tonnes | 590,715 tonnes | Belize |
| 1910s | 1.64 million tonnes | 515,946 tonnes | 1.12 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1920s | 1.13 million tonnes | 738,395 tonnes | 393,110 tonnes | Belize |
| 1930s | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 192,137 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 2.11 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 802,956 tonnes | Belize |
| 1950s | 3.26 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 2.04 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1960s | 1.82 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 411,047 tonnes | Belize |
| 1970s | 2.10 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 816,109 tonnes | Belize |
| 1980s | 5.92 million tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | 4.62 million tonnes | Belize |
| 1990s | 8.15 million tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 6.89 million tonnes | Belize |
| 2000s | 4.80 million tonnes | 3.43 million tonnes | 1.37 million tonnes | Belize |
| 2010s | 6.09 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Belize |
| 2020s | 6.27 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | 798,996 tonnes | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Belize or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 6.72 million tonnes against 6.38 million tonnes in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Belize and Lesotho?
- 341,560 tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Lesotho rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Belize ranks 65th 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 Annual 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 in tonnes.