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
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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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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit
tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 10,813 data points, 1960–2024
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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.