Lesotho vs Myanmar: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Lesotho
54.43 million tonnes
in 2024
Myanmar
63.44 million tonnes
in 2024
Lesotho rank
90th
Myanmar rank
88th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Lesotho
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 63.44 million tonnes against 54.43 million tonnes in Lesotho, a difference of 9.01 million tonnes.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Myanmar ahead.
Lesotho ranks 90th and Myanmar ranks 88th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.99 million tonnes | 19.47 million tonnes | 12.48 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 21.71 million tonnes | 25.75 million tonnes | 4.03 million tonnes | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 38.85 million tonnes | 37.13 million tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 51.04 million tonnes | 57.14 million tonnes | 6.10 million tonnes | Myanmar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Lesotho or Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 63.44 million tonnes against 54.43 million tonnes in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Lesotho and Myanmar?
- 9.01 million tonnes, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Myanmar?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Myanmar rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Lesotho ranks 90th and Myanmar ranks 88th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.