Lesotho vs Turkey: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita
Lesotho
99.94 tonnes per person
in 2024
Turkey
80.21 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lesotho rank
91st
Turkey rank
94th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita over time
- Lesotho
- Turkey
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 99.94 tonnes per person against 80.21 tonnes per person in Turkey, a difference of 19.73 tonnes per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Turkey ahead.
Lesotho ranks 91st and Turkey ranks 94th of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.83 tonnes per person | 160.06 tonnes per person | 69.23 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1970s | 77.63 tonnes per person | 147.84 tonnes per person | 70.21 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1980s | 64.5 tonnes per person | 129.87 tonnes per person | 65.37 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 1990s | 60.89 tonnes per person | 113.04 tonnes per person | 52.15 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 2000s | 70.64 tonnes per person | 101.81 tonnes per person | 31.17 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 2010s | 81.16 tonnes per person | 89.31 tonnes per person | 8.16 tonnes per person | Turkey |
| 2020s | 96.05 tonnes per person | 81.1 tonnes per person | 14.94 tonnes per person | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita, Lesotho or Turkey?
- Lesotho, at 99.94 tonnes per person against 80.21 tonnes per person in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita between Lesotho and Turkey?
- 19.73 tonnes per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Turkey?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Turkey rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita?
- Lesotho ranks 91st and Turkey ranks 94th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.