Lesotho vs Papua New Guinea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Lesotho
0.0977 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0902 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
32nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.0977 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0902 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Lesotho ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 3.43 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.87 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1970s | 0.7297 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.9957 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2659 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0.2722 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.499 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2268 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.1386 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3927 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2541 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.1091 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4127 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.3036 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.0718 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1174 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0456 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.0972 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0961 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Papua New Guinea?
- Lesotho, at 0.0977 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0902 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0075 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Papua New Guinea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Papua New Guinea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 32nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.