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
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
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.