Ghana vs Lesotho: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita
Ghana
78.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
Lesotho
83.92 tonnes per person
in 2024
Ghana rank
149th
Lesotho rank
147th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita over time
- Ghana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 83.92 tonnes per person against 78.07 tonnes per person in Ghana, a difference of 5.85 tonnes per person.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 147th of 192 countries.
Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.76 tonnes per person | 8.38 tonnes per person | 91.38 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2000s | 94.06 tonnes per person | 28.97 tonnes per person | 65.1 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2010s | 83.66 tonnes per person | 52.38 tonnes per person | 31.28 tonnes per person | Ghana |
| 2020s | 79.07 tonnes per person | 77.37 tonnes per person | 1.7 tonnes per person | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 83.92 tonnes per person against 78.07 tonnes per person in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita between Ghana and Lesotho?
- 5.85 tonnes per person, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Ghana ranks 149th and Lesotho ranks 147th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including 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 including 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.