Lesotho vs Somalia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Lesotho
0.0977 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Somalia
0.0993 tonnes per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho rank
29th
Somalia rank
28th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0993 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0977 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0016 tonnes per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.56 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 1.04 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.5226 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 0.7297 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.6489 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0809 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 0.2722 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.5195 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2472 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.1386 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.4119 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2733 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.1091 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.2109 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1018 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.0718 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1876 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1158 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.0972 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.1116 tonnes per US$ of GDP | 0.0145 tonnes per US$ of GDP | Somalia |
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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.0993 tonnes per US$ of GDP against 0.0977 tonnes per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Somalia?
- 0.0016 tonnes per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 29th and Somalia ranks 28th 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.