Chad vs Lesotho: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change

Chad
6.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho
6.72 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
63rd
Lesotho rank
62nd

Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time

  • Chad
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 6.72 million tonnes against 6.55 million tonnes in Chad, a difference of 170,050 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.

Chad ranks 63rd and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 197 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 15 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Lesotho Difference Ahead
1850s 25.51 million tonnes 126,514 tonnes 25.39 million tonnes Chad
1860s 10.36 million tonnes 167,514 tonnes 10.19 million tonnes Chad
1870s 2.61 million tonnes 222,478 tonnes 2.38 million tonnes Chad
1880s 1.08 million tonnes 239,157 tonnes 838,503 tonnes Chad
1890s -1.31 million tonnes 271,356 tonnes 1.58 million tonnes Lesotho
1900s -2.41 million tonnes 406,030 tonnes 2.82 million tonnes Lesotho
1910s -2.33 million tonnes 515,946 tonnes 2.84 million tonnes Lesotho
1920s 1.84 million tonnes 738,395 tonnes 1.10 million tonnes Chad
1930s 4.68 million tonnes 1.77 million tonnes 2.91 million tonnes Chad
1940s 7.34 million tonnes 1.31 million tonnes 6.03 million tonnes Chad
1950s 10.24 million tonnes 1.21 million tonnes 9.03 million tonnes Chad
1960s 6.05 million tonnes 1.41 million tonnes 4.64 million tonnes Chad
1970s 6.04 million tonnes 1.28 million tonnes 4.76 million tonnes Chad
1980s 4.50 million tonnes 1.30 million tonnes 3.20 million tonnes Chad
1990s 8.31 million tonnes 1.26 million tonnes 7.05 million tonnes Chad
2000s 12.76 million tonnes 3.43 million tonnes 9.33 million tonnes Chad
2010s 23.54 million tonnes 4.16 million tonnes 19.38 million tonnes Chad
2020s 7.67 million tonnes 7.07 million tonnes 598,482 tonnes Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Chad or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 6.72 million tonnes against 6.55 million tonnes in Chad as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Chad and Lesotho?
170,050 tonnes, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Lesotho?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Chad and Lesotho rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Chad ranks 63rd 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

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.