Eritrea vs Lesotho: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Eritrea
7.41 million tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho
6.72 million tonnes
in 2024
Eritrea rank
59th
Lesotho rank
62nd
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Eritrea
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 7.41 million tonnes against 6.72 million tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 691,210 tonnes.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 59th and Lesotho ranks 62nd of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 8 and Lesotho in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 169,284 tonnes | 126,514 tonnes | 42,770 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1860s | 151,430 tonnes | 167,514 tonnes | 16,085 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1870s | 157,849 tonnes | 222,478 tonnes | 64,629 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1880s | 184,486 tonnes | 239,157 tonnes | 54,671 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1890s | 226,479 tonnes | 271,356 tonnes | 44,877 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1900s | 324,506 tonnes | 406,030 tonnes | 81,524 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1910s | 403,047 tonnes | 515,946 tonnes | 112,899 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1920s | 608,513 tonnes | 738,395 tonnes | 129,882 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1930s | 997,201 tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 773,075 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1940s | 2.54 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | 1.23 million tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1950s | 2.43 million tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 2.14 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 728,232 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 2.57 million tonnes | 1.28 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 428,457 tonnes | 1.30 million tonnes | 873,348 tonnes | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -881,075 tonnes | 1.26 million tonnes | 2.14 million tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.95 million tonnes | 3.43 million tonnes | 523,305 tonnes | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 5.79 million tonnes | 4.16 million tonnes | 1.63 million tonnes | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 7.35 million tonnes | 7.07 million tonnes | 273,604 tonnes | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Eritrea or Lesotho?
- Eritrea, at 7.41 million tonnes against 6.72 million tonnes in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 691,210 tonnes, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lesotho?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Lesotho rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Eritrea ranks 59th 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.